German ruling parties try to ride out Bavaria election humiliation
(WorldNews Europe)

Germany´s ruling parties were on Monday attempting to ride out the fallout from a disastrous regional election in Bavaria, despite calls for members of Angela Merkel´s government to resign over the debacle. Voters delivered Merkel´s Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), its worst showing since 1954 in the prosperous southern state where it is used to commanding majorities. The Social Democrats (SPD),...