Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far rightBERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but Europe s most powerful leader will have to govern with a far less stable coalition in a fractured parliament after her conservatives haemorrhaged support to a surging far right. Two years after Merkel left German borders open to more than 1 million migrants, the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) stunned the establishment by becoming the first far-right party to enter parliament in more than half a century. The AfD won 13.0 percent of the vote - more than expected and one of many shocks on a night of drama that saw Merkel s conservatives get their worst result since 1949, and her main Social Democrat (SPD) rivals their worst since 1933. Describing the far right s success as a test for Germans, Merkel insisted she had a mandate to govern - a formidable challenge as she has little choice but to cobble together a three-way coalition with a pro-business group and the Greens.  Of course we had hoped for a slightly better result,  a humbled Merkel said after her conservative bloc slumped to 32.9 percent of the vote - down from 41.5 percent at the last election in 2013.  But she added:  We are the strongest party, we have the mandate to build the next government - and there cannot be a coalition government built against us.  The euro EUR=E4 slipped around 0.4 percent in early Asian trading as it became clear the results would make forming a coalition tricky for Merkel.  Coalition building could take months as Merkel s only straightforward path to a majority in parliament would be a three-way tie-up with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens - an arrangement untested at national level. The Social Democrats, who have served with Merkel s conservatives as junior partners in a  grand coalition  for the past four years, won just 20.6 percent of the vote, as nearly half of voters repudiated the two parties that have dominated Germany since World War Two. SPD leader Martin Schulz said the party would refuse to rejoin a coalition and instead take up its position as the main opposition. The Social Democrats appear to have been hurt badly by being in government, making it difficult to distinguish themselves from Merkel s conservatives. After shock election results last year, from Britain s vote to leave the EU to the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, leaders of Europe s establishment have looked to Merkel to rally the liberal Western order. A pastor s daughter who grew up in Communist East Germany, she has acted as an anchor of stability in Europe and beyond. Now, she faces an unstable situation at home as she must form a coalition, an arduous process that could take months. Sunday s election, fought against the tense backdrop of surging support for far left and far right parties across Europe, delivered a fractured German parliament with six party groups, up from four previously. Josef Joffe, publisher-editor of Germany weekly Die Zeit, said the vote marked a  tectonic shift in German politics  and that the three-way coalition Merkel looks likely to try to forge will be  highly unstable . Leading AfD candidate Alexander Gauland vowed his party would  hunt  the new government, whatever its make-up, adding:  We ll get our country and our people back.  In France, far-right leader Marine Le Pen congratulated the AfD, tweeting:  Bravo to our AfD allies for this historic showing!  A large group of protesters gathered outside the AfD s post-election party and police said they made several arrests. The European Jewish Congress expressed alarm at the AfD s success, adding:  We trust that centrist parties in the Bundestag will ensure that the AfD has no representation in the coming governing coalition.  The AfD says immigration threatens German culture, but denies that it is racist:  We will neither tolerate xenophobia nor racist positions. But we simply don t have them either,  AfD co-leader Joerg Meuthen said. The result makes kingmakers of both the FDP and the Greens, both of which have played the role in the recent past but neither of which now has enough support on its own to give Merkel a majority. FDP leader Christian Lindner, an ambitious 38-year-old who preaches an ultra-hard line on Europe and has unsettled the German political establishment, said he was open to coalition talks with Merkel but that Germany needed a change of course. The Greens  Katrin Goering-Eckardt said:  We will see if there can be cooperation.  A three-way tie-up of Merkel s conservatives, the FDP and the Greens - known as a  Jamaica  coalition because the black, yellow and green colours of the three parties match the Jamaican flag - is widely seen as inherently unstable.  The Greens - keen on regulation - and the business-friendly FDP are at opposite ends of the political spectrum and a clash of policy visions would be likely on tax, energy, the European Union and migrants. Despite losing support, Merkel, Europe s longest serving leader, will join the late Helmut Kohl, her mentor who reunified Germany, and Konrad Adenauer, who led Germany s rebirth after World War Two, as the only post-war chancellors to win four national elections. worldnews
merkel hangs power breeds support urging far rightberlin reuters german chancellor angela merkel fourth term office sunday europe powerful leader govern far less stable coalition fractured parliament conservatives hemorrhage support urging far right two years merkel left german borders open million migrants alternative germany afd stunned establishment becoming first party enter parliament half century the afd percent vote expected one many shocks night drama saw merkel conservatives get worst result since main social democrat spd rivals worst since describing far right success test germany merkel insisted mandate govern formidable challenge little choice gobble together coalition group greens of course hoped slightly better result humble merkel said conservative bloc lumped percent vote percent last election but added we strongest party mandate build next government coalition government built us the euro slipped around percent early asian trading became clear results would make forming coalition tricky merkel coalition building could take months merkel straightforward path majority parliament would liberal free democrats dp greens arrangement contested national level the social democrats served merkel conservatives junior partners grand coalition past four years percent vote nearly half voters repudiated two parties dominated germany since world war two spd leader martin chul said party would refuse rejoin coalition instead take position main opposition the social democrats appear hurt badly government making difficult distinguish merkel conservatives after shock election results last year britain vote leave eu election president donald trump leaders europe establishment looked merkel rally liberal western order a pastor daughter grew communist east germany acted anchor stability europe beyond now faces unstable situation home must form coalition arduous process could take months sunday election fought tense backdrop urging support far left far right parties across europe delivered fractured german parliament six party groups four previously josef off germany weekly die zeit said vote marked tectonic shift german politics coalition merkel looks likely try forge highly unstable leading afd candidate alexander garland vowed party would hunt new government whatever adding we get country people back in france leader marine le pen congratulated afd meeting bravo afd allies historic showing a large group protesters gathered outside afd party police said made several arrests the european jewish congress expressed alarm afd success adding we trust centrist parties bundestag ensure afd representation coming governing coalition the afd says immigration threatens german culture denies racist we neither tolerate xenophobia racist positions but simply either afd org mouthed said the result makes kingmakers dp greens played role recent past neither enough support give merkel majority dp leader christian winner ambitious reaches line europe unsettled german political establishment said open coalition talks merkel germany needed change course the greens katrina said we see cooperation a merkel conservatives dp greens known jamaica coalition black yellow green colours three parties match jamaica flag widely seen inherently unstable the greens keen regulation dp opposite ends political spectrum clash policy visions would likely tax energy european union migrants despite losing support merkel europe longest serving leader join late helmet kol mentor unified germany conrad adenauer led germany rebirth world war two chancellors win four national elections worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: Merkel hangs on to power but bleeds support to surging far rightBERLIN (Reuters) - German Chancellor Angela Merkel won a fourth term in office on Sunday but Europe s most powerful leader will have to govern with a far less stable coalition in a fractured parliament after her conservatives haemorrhaged support to a surging far right. Two years after Merkel left German borders open to more than 1 million migrants, the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) stunned the establishment by becoming the first far-right party to enter parliament in more than half a century. The AfD won 13.0 percent of the vote - more than expected and one of many shocks on a night of drama that saw Merkel s conservatives get their worst result since 1949, and her main Social Democrat (SPD) rivals their worst since 1933. Describing the far right s success as a test for Germans, Merkel insisted she had a mandate to govern - a formidable challenge as she has little choice but to cobble together a three-way coalition with a pro-business group and the Greens.  Of course we had hoped for a slightly better result,  a humbled Merkel said after her conservative bloc slumped to 32.9 percent of the vote - down from 41.5 percent at the last election in 2013.  But she added:  We are the strongest party, we have the mandate to build the next government - and there cannot be a coalition government built against us.  The euro EUR=E4 slipped around 0.4 percent in early Asian trading as it became clear the results would make forming a coalition tricky for Merkel.  Coalition building could take months as Merkel s only straightforward path to a majority in parliament would be a three-way tie-up with the liberal Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens - an arrangement untested at national level. The Social Democrats, who have served with Merkel s conservatives as junior partners in a  grand coalition  for the past four years, won just 20.6 percent of the vote, as nearly half of voters repudiated the two parties that have dominated Germany since World War Two. SPD leader Martin Schulz said the party would refuse to rejoin a coalition and instead take up its position as the main opposition. The Social Democrats appear to have been hurt badly by being in government, making it difficult to distinguish themselves from Merkel s conservatives. After shock election results last year, from Britain s vote to leave the EU to the election of U.S. President Donald Trump, leaders of Europe s establishment have looked to Merkel to rally the liberal Western order. A pastor s daughter who grew up in Communist East Germany, she has acted as an anchor of stability in Europe and beyond. Now, she faces an unstable situation at home as she must form a coalition, an arduous process that could take months. Sunday s election, fought against the tense backdrop of surging support for far left and far right parties across Europe, delivered a fractured German parliament with six party groups, up from four previously. Josef Joffe, publisher-editor of Germany weekly Die Zeit, said the vote marked a  tectonic shift in German politics  and that the three-way coalition Merkel looks likely to try to forge will be  highly unstable . Leading AfD candidate Alexander Gauland vowed his party would  hunt  the new government, whatever its make-up, adding:  We ll get our country and our people back.  In France, far-right leader Marine Le Pen congratulated the AfD, tweeting:  Bravo to our AfD allies for this historic showing!  A large group of protesters gathered outside the AfD s post-election party and police said they made several arrests. The European Jewish Congress expressed alarm at the AfD s success, adding:  We trust that centrist parties in the Bundestag will ensure that the AfD has no representation in the coming governing coalition.  The AfD says immigration threatens German culture, but denies that it is racist:  We will neither tolerate xenophobia nor racist positions. But we simply don t have them either,  AfD co-leader Joerg Meuthen said. The result makes kingmakers of both the FDP and the Greens, both of which have played the role in the recent past but neither of which now has enough support on its own to give Merkel a majority. FDP leader Christian Lindner, an ambitious 38-year-old who preaches an ultra-hard line on Europe and has unsettled the German political establishment, said he was open to coalition talks with Merkel but that Germany needed a change of course. The Greens  Katrin Goering-Eckardt said:  We will see if there can be cooperation.  A three-way tie-up of Merkel s conservatives, the FDP and the Greens - known as a  Jamaica  coalition because the black, yellow and green colours of the three parties match the Jamaican flag - is widely seen as inherently unstable.  The Greens - keen on regulation - and the business-friendly FDP are at opposite ends of the political spectrum and a clash of policy visions would be likely on tax, energy, the European Union and migrants. Despite losing support, Merkel, Europe s longest serving leader, will join the late Helmut Kohl, her mentor who reunified Germany, and Konrad Adenauer, who led Germany s rebirth after World War Two, as the only post-war chancellors to win four national elections. worldnews
Your task is to classify the provided input as real or fake news. Label 0 is meant for fake news, Label 1 is for real news. TEXT: merkel hangs power breeds support urging far rightberlin reuters german chancellor angela merkel fourth term office sunday europe powerful leader govern far less stable coalition fractured parliament conservatives hemorrhage support urging far right two years merkel left german borders open million migrants alternative germany afd stunned establishment becoming first party enter parliament half century the afd percent vote expected one many shocks night drama saw merkel conservatives get worst result since main social democrat spd rivals worst since describing far right success test germany merkel insisted mandate govern formidable challenge little choice gobble together coalition group greens of course hoped slightly better result humble merkel said conservative bloc lumped percent vote percent last election but added we strongest party mandate build next government coalition government built us the euro slipped around percent early asian trading became clear results would make forming coalition tricky merkel coalition building could take months merkel straightforward path majority parliament would liberal free democrats dp greens arrangement contested national level the social democrats served merkel conservatives junior partners grand coalition past four years percent vote nearly half voters repudiated two parties dominated germany since world war two spd leader martin chul said party would refuse rejoin coalition instead take position main opposition the social democrats appear hurt badly government making difficult distinguish merkel conservatives after shock election results last year britain vote leave eu election president donald trump leaders europe establishment looked merkel rally liberal western order a pastor daughter grew communist east germany acted anchor stability europe beyond now faces unstable situation home must form coalition arduous process could take months sunday election fought tense backdrop urging support far left far right parties across europe delivered fractured german parliament six party groups four previously josef off germany weekly die zeit said vote marked tectonic shift german politics coalition merkel looks likely try forge highly unstable leading afd candidate alexander garland vowed party would hunt new government whatever adding we get country people back in france leader marine le pen congratulated afd meeting bravo afd allies historic showing a large group protesters gathered outside afd party police said made several arrests the european jewish congress expressed alarm afd success adding we trust centrist parties bundestag ensure afd representation coming governing coalition the afd says immigration threatens german culture denies racist we neither tolerate xenophobia racist positions but simply either afd org mouthed said the result makes kingmakers dp greens played role recent past neither enough support give merkel majority dp leader christian winner ambitious reaches line europe unsettled german political establishment said open coalition talks merkel germany needed change course the greens katrina said we see cooperation a merkel conservatives dp greens known jamaica coalition black yellow green colours three parties match jamaica flag widely seen inherently unstable the greens keen regulation dp opposite ends political spectrum clash policy visions would likely tax energy european union migrants despite losing support merkel europe longest serving leader join late helmet kol mentor unified germany conrad adenauer led germany rebirth world war two chancellors win four national elections worldnews