Merkel winning 4th term, nationalists strong in Germany

By GEIR MOULSON and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER
BERLIN — Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative bloc was on course Sunday for a lackluster victory in Germany’s national election while the anti-migrant Alternative for Germany party was heading for a triumphant entry into parliament, projections suggested.
Merkel’s main center-left rivals, the Social Democrats, were set to slump to a historic low after Sunday’s vote. The party, led by challenger Martin Schulz, vowed immediate