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There's a chance taking place in Germany's government. For the first time in almost 60 years, a right wing nationalist party has won seats in the nation's parliament. What won't change? The country's leader. Chancellor¹ Angela Merkel will keep her job. She was reelected to a fourth term.

But Sunday's election wasn't good news for her or her majority alliance in parliament and here's why. In 2015, more than 1 million migrants and refugees entered Germany. Not all Germans supported Chancellor Merkel's decision to welcome them.

And Alternative for Germany, a relatively² new political party, made opposition³ to immigration part of its platform. The party is also opposed to Islam, saying the religion, quote, does not belong to Germany. It calls Muslims a danger to the country and it opposes same sex marriage.

Last year, a series of terrorist attacks in Germany increased support for Alternative for Germany and it's projected to have won 13 percent of Sunday's nationwide vote. That would make it the third biggest faction⁴ in Germany's parliament.

All the other parties say they will not work with Alternative for Germany to form a coalition⁵, an alliance of different parties working together, and analysts⁶ say it's not certain how the party will influence German politics, but they'll be closely watched since Germany has Europe's largest economy and significant influence worldwide.

Hurricane Maria has weakened to a category 2 storm, but it's still spinning in the Atlantic and it could possibly affect the North Carolina coast on Wednesday morning. From there, it's expected to head out over the ocean.

Maria has affected⁷ millions throughout the Caribbean and much of Puerto Rico, a U.S. island territory where 10 people were killed is still without power. Recovery in a place whose economy was already in bad shape could take years.

1 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。

2 relatively   

adv.比较...地，相对地

参考例句：

• The rabbit is a relatively recent introduction in Australia.兔子是相对较新引入澳大利亚的物种。
• The operation was relatively painless.手术相对来说不痛。

3 opposition   

n.反对，敌对

参考例句：

• The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。
• The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

4 faction   

n.宗派，小集团；派别；派系斗争

参考例句：

• Faction and self-interest appear to be the norm.派系之争和自私自利看来非常普遍。
• I now understood clearly that I was caught between the king and the Bunam's faction.我现在完全明白自己已陷入困境，在国王与布纳姆集团之间左右为难。

5 coalition   

n.结合体，同盟，结合，联合

参考例句：

• The several parties formed a coalition.这几个政党组成了政治联盟。
• Coalition forces take great care to avoid civilian casualties.联盟军队竭尽全力避免造成平民伤亡。

6 analysts   

分析家，化验员( analyst的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• City analysts forecast huge profits this year. 伦敦金融分析家预测今年的利润非常丰厚。
• I was impressed by the high calibre of the researchers and analysts. 研究人员和分析人员的高素质给我留下了深刻印象。

7 affected   

adj.不自然的，假装的

参考例句：

• She showed an affected interest in our subject.她假装对我们的课题感到兴趣。
• His manners are affected.他的态度不自然。