Monday, March 14, 2016

#GERMANY: Anti-Immigrant Party Wins First Seats In Three States as Merkel's Party Loses Seats In Sunday Vote

[world politics news]


Chancellor Angela Merkel's party faced losses in three state elections Sunday over her handling of he refugee crisis, while the anti-immigrant Alternative For Germany Party entered states' parliaments for the first time. AfD won 24 percent in the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt, making it the second largest party. In Rhineland-Palatinate, the AfD took nearly 13%. In Baden-Württemberg, the AfD won 15% of the vote.

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