- Polls had said the Christian Social Union (CSU), ally of Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) would win a majority in the weekend’s election in the southern German state of Bavaria.
- CSU appears to have gained 49% of the vote.
- It not all good news for Merkel, the Free Democrats (FDP), with whom she governs in coalition, polled just 3%
- Overall the results auger well for Merkel, who faces a federal election on September 22
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