In a crushing vote, Merkel`s allies suffer massive losses in Bavaria
(WorldNews Germany)

World In a crushing vote, Merkel`s allies suffer massive losses in Bavaria Supporters of the Christian Social Union react after first exit polls were announced on public television at the Bavarian regional government building Sunday. (Michael Kappeler / AFP/Getty Images) German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s beleaguered and now-fragile “grand coalition” government was handed a stinging setback Sunday when her conservative party in Bavaria suffered its worst showing in 68 years in an important regional election that will likely increase tensions for her on the national level. While the conservative Christian Social Union party in Bavaria that is aligned with Merkel and her...