The German elections, which saw Chancellor Angela Merkel returned for a fourth term with her CDU/CSU, but a rise of the right wing, anti-immigration party, the AfD, came as a shock for her administration.

Angela Merkel

Will the results be seen as any kind of favourable influence for the gaming industry? Said Jürgen Stühmeyer, main board director at the Gauselmann Group: “Merkel is neutral, but the FDP is generally good for our industry.” The FDP is regarded as the pro-business party and took 10 per cent of the vote.