Germany's national election Sunday is widely expected to give Chancellor Angela Merkel a historic fourth mandate and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party seats in parliament for the first time in 60 years.
In Photos: Germany Election
![Social Democratic Party SPD leader and top candidate Martin Schulz and his wife Inge arrive at a poling station during the general election in Wuerselen, Germany, Sept. 24, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/32df9bc9-410f-466d-9c1a-75669675dc39_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Social Democratic Party SPD leader and top candidate Martin Schulz and his wife Inge arrive at a poling station during the general election in Wuerselen, Germany, Sept. 24, 2017.
![A woman wearing traditional Sorb clothing casts her vote in a polling station in Crostwitz, eastern Germany, Sept. 24, 2017.](https://gdb.voanews.com/45068e39-92de-4e91-bc8d-59812bccf41d_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A woman wearing traditional Sorb clothing casts her vote in a polling station in Crostwitz, eastern Germany, Sept. 24, 2017.