Merkel Gets Bavarian Election Tailwind as FDP Concerns Grow
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel gained a tailwind in her bid to win a third term as her Bavarian ally won a regional election, drubbing the opposition Social Democrats seven days before the national vote.
The Christian Social Union, the sister party to Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union, took an absolute majority in yesterday’s ballot, allowing it to govern without a coalition partner in the state assembly in Munich.