At the 2013 federal election, Merkel's CDU won a landslide victory with 41.5% of the vote and formed a second grand coalition with the SPD, after the FDP lost all of its representation in the Bundestag.
Pada pemilu federal 2013, Merkel memperoleh 41,5% suara dan membentuk koalisi besar kedua bersama SPD setelah FDP kehilangan seluruh kursinya di Bundestag.