BERLIN: In Europe, Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel (pic) is facing a tough job forming a new government as the opposition grew strong after fractious elections. And in Asia, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is seeking to strengthen his hand at the helm of the world’s third-largest economy as tensions with nearby North Korea reach fever-pitch.
Abe hopes to capitalise on a weak and fractured opposition to sweep back into power, as polls show him regaining ground after a series of scandals.
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