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    Merkel's Allies Falter In Regional Elections, As Rivals Gain On Left And Right

    The German chancellor's center-right sister party has long been a juggernaut in Bavaria, but they didn't look like it Sunday.
    by Colin Dwyer Oct 14, 2018 2 minutes
    Katrin Ebner-Steiner (center), regional leader of the Alternative for Germany, celebrates with party co-leader Alice Weidel (right) as election results roll in Sunday in Mamming, Germany.

    Things have not exactly been great lately for Angela Merkel.

    The German chancellor's fragile governing coalition nearly unraveled over questions of migration policy this summer, and her conservatives slid to record lows in opinion polls not long afterward.

    On Sunday, Bavarian voters dealt the longtime leader still another tough blow.

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