Chancellor Angela Merkel has claimed victory for a new center-right government in Germany's general election, AP reported. A beaming Merkel told supporters after Sunday's vote that «we have achieved something great. We have managed to achieve our election aim of a stable majority in Germany for a new government.» Projections showed that Merkel's conservatives are headed for a majority with the pro-business Free Democrats, who performed very well in the vote. That fulfills Merkel's hopes of ending her «grand coalition» with the center-left Social Democrats. Merkel still made clear she wants to maintain her consensual approach, saying «I want to be the chancellor of all Germans.»
