
Five key takeaways from Germany's historic election
CNN
Germany's left-leaning Social Democratic Party (SPD) won the largest share of the vote in Sunday's federal election, putting them in pole position to form the country's next coalition government -- but they could be in for some tricky negotiations.
Angela Merkel, one of the world's highest profile political leaders during her 16 years in office, will stay in the top job until a deal is done. But the haggling could take days, weeks, or even longer -- it took months for a government to be formed after Merkel's 2017 election win.
Here are some key takeaways from the historic vote:

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