Merkel loses in state vote

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition failed to retain majority in a state vote on Sunday, an exit poll showed, robbing her government of a majority in the upper house of parliament.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition failed to retain majority in a state vote on Sunday, an exit poll showed, robbing her government of a majority in the upper house of parliament.

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An exit poll put Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) on 34.5 per cent and their Free Democrat (FDP) allies on 6.5 per cent, leaving the make up of North Rhine-Westphalia’s next government unclear.