Big loss for Merkel

The World

Christian Social Union, the sister party to German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrat Union, suffered a big loss in regional elections in the state of Bavaria over the weekend. The World's Marco Werman gets more on this from New York Times Berlin correspondent Melissa Eddy about what drove some voters away from Merkel's allies, and what the outcome means for Merkel's political future.

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