| Author (Person) | Peel, Quentin |
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| Series Title | Financial Times |
| Series Details | 14.5.12 |
| Publication Date | 14/05/2012 |
| Content Type | News |
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Angela Merkel’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union suffered a bruising defeat on the 13 May 2012 in the election of a new parliament in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state, when the centre-left opposition of Social Democrats and Greens won a clear majority. The vote for the CDU slumped to just 26%, according to the first exit polls, by far its worst result in the state in the post-war period, and a serious setback for the German chancellor. The outcome will be seen as a rejection by voters of the strict austerity policy promoted by Ms Merkel’s party at both local and national level, and a boost for the opposition. It will encourage the SPD and Greens to campaign all out for a 'red-green' coalition at national level when Ms Merkel stands for re-election in autumn 2013. |
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