Angela Merkel wins re-election as party leader and plans to ban burqa

Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a new two-year term as leader of Germany’s main conservative party after stressing her determination to prevent a repeat of last year’s huge migrant influx.

Chancellor Angela Merkel has won a new two-year term as leader of Germany’s main conservative party after stressing her determination to prevent a repeat of last year’s huge migrant influx.

Ms Merkel ran unopposed for the leadership of the Christian Democratic Union - the springboard for her run for a fourth term as chancellor in next year’s election.