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Merkel suffers loss in home state election
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| Contributor | New Jerusalem |
| Last Edited | New Jerusalem Sep 04, 2011 08:50pm |
| Category | News |
| News Date | Sep 04, 2011 08:50pm |
| Description | German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party has suffered a loss in elections in her home state, provisional results show.
The Christian Democrats (CDU) won 23.1% of the vote in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, down from 28.8% in 2006.
The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) came ahead with 35.7% support. The opposition Greens also made gains.
Correspondents say the eurozone crisis, and Germany's role in the Greek bail-out, figured largely in the campaign.
Mrs Merkel faces national elections in 2013.
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