Term in office but it was a bitter victory with her conservative slumping to their worst defeat in the postwar period and the far right alternative for Germany Party and to the bundestag for the very first time with just under thirteen percent of the vote how will a weakened merkel respond domestically and internationally a question on quadriga this week after the election what now for medical and to discuss that question im joined by three keen observers of german politics beginning with andreas klute of hundreds about global the english language version of the publication who says im going to merkel is now a lame duck and will get weaker as a fourth term progress is but in a world of bullies dictators prima donnas of trumps cames putins and out of ones chair remains a last best hope of the world a loss thats interesting also with us is political analyst but as on a formerly a very familiar figure. On the a. A. R. D. T. V. Network he believes that europe needs Angela Merkels leadershi
A political earthquake as voters turn in droves to smaller parties including in the far i. D. F. Day. And in the u. S. Communities in the state of florida counted the cost of one of the most powerful storms in American History brooke and michael. Im brian thomas for a warm welcome to the show voter rejection of the governing coalition here in germany is the highest it has ever been thats only days before a key Regional Elections in the Southern State of bavaria ahead of this ballot seen as crucial for chancellor merkels government we have the latest survey by the Polling Institute in for tests and for Americans Coalition it is looking like a disaster if elections across germany were to be held today this is who the surveys participants say theyve. For johnson ackles conservative c. D. U. C. S. U. Bloc is at twenty six percent thats down three Percentage Points from just last month september the social democrats the other party in the governing coalition there likewise down three points
Also coming up today is the last day of campaigning for a highly charged Regional Election in the powerful Southern State of the very their traditional parties are also bracing for a political earthquake as voters turn in droves to smaller parties including the far right a half day. And in the u. S. Communities in the state of florida counting the cost of one of the most powerful storms in American History the correct in mark. Im brian thomas thanks for being with us voter rejection of the governing coalition here in germany is the highest it has ever been and thats only days before a key Regional Election in the Southern State of the varia ahead of this ballot is seen as crucial for chancellor merkels government we have the latest survey by the Polling Institute in for test the map and for merkels coalition it is looking like a disaster. If elections across germany were to be held today this is who the surveys participants said they vote for. Ackles conservative c. D. U. C. S. U. Bloc
A political earthquake as voters turn in droves to smaller parties including the far right here. And communities in florida count the calls to one of the most powerful storms in American History hurricane michel. Im brian thomas thanks so much for being with us voters in germany are rejecting chance for all americans governing coalition in record numbers now thats the takeaway from a new opinion poll only days before a key regional lection in the Southern State of bavaria now ahead of this ballot seen as crucial for americas government the latest survey by the pollster in for test the map spells potential disaster for the chancellor at the National Level now if elections across germany were to be held today. This is who the surveys participants say theyll be voting for sounds american conservative c. D. U. C. S. U. Bloc at twenty six percent thats down three Percentage Points from just last month september the social democrats the other party in the coalition are likewise down three po
And a writer from guadeloupe marjories condit wins the new Academy Literature Prize its standing in for the nobel prize this year which was cancelled over Sexual Harassment allegations. Heard of a while will continue im under thought she a new survey here in germany is forcing politicians to sit up and take notice it shows support for the bodies of americas governing coalition plunging to its lowest level since records began many voters are stretching the region to smaller groupings such as the far right f. T. And the socially liberal environmental greens the new figures come ahead of a fiercely contested Regional Election and the sudden seat of bavaria there to voters are expected to punish the conservative c. S. U. Party the. In the states for most of the postwar period so obviously a Seismic Shift in germanys Political Landscape lets take a look at the numbers first if elections across germany were to be held today the survey shows this is how things stand chancellor merkels conserv