Berlin's big election blow for Merkel - exit polls
- 8 years ago
Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Conservatives have suffered their second electoral blow in two weeks, according to exit polls.
Support for her Christian Democrats (CDU) has plunged to a post-reunification low in a Berlin state vote.
The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AFD) polled 11.5 percent, an exit poll by broadcaster ARD suggests.
The result means the AFD will enter a 10th state assembly, out of 16 in total.
Merkel’s CDU polled 18 percent, down from 23.3 percent in the last election in 2011.
The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) remain the largest party on 23 percent.
It is a severe blow for the CDU, coming two weeks after they suffered heavy losses in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The setbacks have raised questions about whether Merkel will stand for a fourth term next year.
Support for her Christian Democrats (CDU) has plunged to a post-reunification low in a Berlin state vote.
The anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AFD) polled 11.5 percent, an exit poll by broadcaster ARD suggests.
The result means the AFD will enter a 10th state assembly, out of 16 in total.
Merkel’s CDU polled 18 percent, down from 23.3 percent in the last election in 2011.
The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) remain the largest party on 23 percent.
It is a severe blow for the CDU, coming two weeks after they suffered heavy losses in the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
The setbacks have raised questions about whether Merkel will stand for a fourth term next year.