Angela Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel is expected to win re-election but in order for her party to govern, they will have a form a coalition. Governing will be about which group is stronger, not which party is the strongest. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel speaks at an election campaign event of Germany's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Ilmenau, Germany, on Monday, Aug. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer)

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Peer Steinbruck, leader of the center-left Social Democrats, presents the main challenge to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Despite his gaffes, Mr. Steinbruck has put Mrs. Merkel on the defensive by using the German government's links to the National Security Agency eavesdropping scandal as a campaign issue. (Associated Press)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been put on the defensive at times with her government's links to the National Security Agency eavesdropping scandal in the United States. (Associated Press)

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**FILE** French President Nicolas Sarkozy (center) and German Chancellor Angela Merkel (right) stop at a roast sausage fast food stand as they visit the Christmas market in Freiburg, Germany, on Dec. 10, 2010. (Associated Press)

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President Obama, left, wipes his face as he leaves the stage with German Chabcellor Angela Merkel, center, and Berlin's Mayor Klaus Wowereit after he delivered a speech in front of Brandenburg Gate in Berlin Wednesday, June 19, 2013. (Associated Press)

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U.S. President Barack Obama, left, stands next to German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, in front of Brandenburg Gate at Pariser Platz in Berlin, Germany, Wednesday June 19, 2013. On the second day of his visit to Germany, Obama met with German President Joachim Gauck and Ms. Merkel before delivering a speech at Brandenburg Gate. (AP Photo/dpa,Michael Kappeler, Pool)

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel, right, talks to Vice Chancellor and Economic Minister Philipp Roesler during a session of German parliament in Berlin, Germany, Thursday, June 13, 2013. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)