News. Im carl kasell and welcome to the program all eyes in germany are on the various today as people there head to the polls in state elections the vote is an important barometer for americas government after a difficult year for her coalition now varia its not just known for its beer and later hosen its germanys biggest state and economic powerhouse and its traditionally conservative in fact the conservatives have not lost an election here in more than sixty years heres how the state parliament is shaping up right now chancellor merkels sister party the Christian Social Union or c s u holds an absolute. Already in but there yes but polls show that the c. S. U. Will lose votes in todays election and likely even that absolute majority and the shockwave from the bavarian vote will be felt in berlin chancellor merkels interior minister horst they hoffa is the c. S. U. Party leader a poor result today could see calls for his removal further destabilizing miracles troubled coalition polls