BBC News - German coalition suffers key regional poll loss

German Chancellor Angela Merkel's party and its coalition allies have been defeated in regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia. The sharp fall in support for Mrs Merkel's party means her national coalition will lose its slim majority in the upper house of parliament. The campaign has been overshadowed by the government's decision to contribute to a huge rescue package for Greece. Meanwhile ma

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ドイツ、Angela Merkel首相の党とその連立パートナーが、重要な地方選挙で敗北の見通し。これによって、連立政権は、上院でぎりぎりの過半数を失うことになると。ギリシャの救済計画にも影を落とすだろうと。

[Scatterbrain]

今入ってきた速報によると、NWR州議会選でメルケルのCDUが敗北したもよう。EUの行方は？A new coalition in NRW, ending Chancellor Merkel's majority in the upper house the Bundesrat, would jeopardise long-promised tax cuts and health system reforms