Merkel’s party set for election blow in Hamburg / Defeat for Merkel’s CDU in Hamburg election

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered a heavy blow in state elections in the northern city of Hamburg on the 20 February 2011. The results could have wider implications for national politics.

Spiegel Online International, 21.2.11: Social Democrats Win Historic Victory in Hamburg Election http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,746712,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 29.11.10: Hamburg Collapse Shows CDU-Green Alliances are a 'Pipe Dream' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,731748,00.html

Wikipedia: Hamburg state election, 2011 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamburg_state_election,_2011

Reuters, 17.11.11: Q+A: Merkel's party faces drubbing in state election http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/17/germany-hamburg-idUSLDE71G0T520110217

Deutsche Welle, 20.2.11: Merkel's party hammered in state elections http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14856559,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 21.2.11: Hamburg Election Result Is a 'Political Tsunami' http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,746801,00.html

Spiegel Online International, 18.2.11: Trend-Setting Loss Would Spell Trouble for Merkel http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/0,1518,746122,00.html

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