Tag: Free Democratic Party (Germany)

• Monday, October 15th 2018 - 07:17 UTC

  Bavaria's CSU loses its majority in regional election; blow for Merkel's coalition

  

  Angela Merkel's sister party has suffered massive losses in Bavaria's state elections, exit polls suggest, in a blow to the German chancellor. The CSU is set to lose its absolute majority in the state parliament, while the Greens surged into second place and the anti-immigration AfD entered the state parliament for the first time.

• Monday, May 10th 2010 - 03:33 UTC

  Greek Crisis Costs Germany’s Coalition Control of Parliament Upper House

  

  German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party and its coalition allies have been defeated in regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, projections suggest. If confirmed, this would see Ms. Merkel's national coalition lose its slim majority in the upper house of parliament, the Bundesrat.