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Sunday's Bavaria Elections: Political Landslide Ahead

A state election is taking place in Bavaria today which should be a key test for Chancellor Merkel's political future, and could result in a political landslide in the state that holds 16% of the total German population and is responsible for more than 18% of German GDP.

Polls indicate that both the CSU (the sister party to Merkel's CDU) and the center-left SPD will both lose votes, though most analysts expect the CSU to be able to form a government with other smaller parties (either the FDP and the Free Voters, or the Greens), which should give Merkel more breathing room in Berlin. She might be able to oust the more combative elements within her government, and could therefore gain leeway over asylum and European policy.

According to DW, a CSU collapse could lead to Seehofer's resignation from Merkel's government, and conceivably Söder's exit from the Bavarian state premiership, which would remove two of the chancellor's most outspoken critics from power, and give her room to govern in the calmer, crisis-free manner she is accustomed to.

https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2018-10-14/sundays-bavaria-elections-political-landslide-ahead