the bonus top vote was tighter than expected while dr. doctor i'm glad he has the necessary majority of at least three hundred fifty five votes and has been elected chancellor according to article sixty three paragraph two of the constitution. do you accept the result. yes mr president i do. with that merkel was officially elected to a fourth term chancellor and it's her third time in a grand coalition the social democrats. it took a while for america to win over the s.p.d. but in the end the junior partners offered their congratulations. to the chancellor remains the chancellor and that's cause for happiness and i think this is good news for the citizens of our country and good news for europe. who do not history.