Chancellor Angela Merkel defeats her foreign minister , exit polls indicate . The polls show Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier 's center-left Social Democrats received 23.4 percent , the network reported . Comment: Merkel 's center-right Christian Democratic Union got 33.7 % of vote , TV reports . Steinmeier 's center-left Social Democrats received 23.4 percent , network says .
Chancellor Angela Merkel defeats her foreign minister , exit polls indicate . Comment: Merkel 's center-right Christian Democratic Union got 33.7 % of vote , TV reports . Steinmeier 's center-left Social Democrats received 23.4 percent , network says .