Bavaria election: Merkel`s conservative allies humiliated
(The Guardian Germany)

Exit polls show CSU losing majority it has long enjoyed as far-right AfD makes gainsAngela Merkel´s conservative partners in Bavaria have had their worst election performance for more than six decades, in a humiliating state poll result that is likely to further weaken Germany´s embattled coalition government.The Christian Social Union secured 35.5% of the vote, according to initial exit polls, losing the absolute majority in the prosperous southern state it had had almost consistently since the second world war. The party´s support fell below 40% for the first time since 1954. Continue reading...