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Monday, March 14, 2016

Merkel down—but not out—in Germany

German Chancellor Angela Merkel suffered one of her largest political setbacks at the weekend after her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party saw sharp losses in regional elections with many conservative voters punishing Merkel for her refugee policy. 
Exit polls from broadcaster Deutsche Welle following the Sunday vote showed that the CDU lost ground in the Baden-Wuerttemberg, Rhineland Palatinate, and Saxony-Anhalt regions where elections were held.

http://www.cnbc.com/2016/03/14/merkel-down--but-not-out--in-germany.html?__source=facebook|international|link|031416|5AM|merkel-down-but-not-out

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