Bavarian poll humiliation for Angela Merkel's conservative allies

Exit polls point to the CSU losing its majority, with gains for the Greens and far-right AfD

Angela Merkel’s conservative partners in Bavaria have had their worst election performance for more than six decades in a humiliating state poll result that is likely to further weaken Germany’s embattled coalition government.

The Christian Social Union secured 35.5% of the vote, according to initial exit polls, losing the absolute majority in the prosperous southern state it had had almost consistently since the second world war. The party’s support fell below 40% for the first time since 1954.

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