German Chancellor Angela Merkel, leader of the conservative Christian Democratic Union party (CDU), waves to supporters after first exit polls in the German general election at CDU headquarters in Berlin Sept. 27, 2009. Merkel's party the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and her preferred partner the Free Democrats (FDP) jointly won 48.3 percent of votes in the general election on Sunday, assuring the two parties of winning a clear majority to form a new coalition government, exit poll results said. [Xinhua]