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German Chancellor Angela Merkel s ruling Christian Democratic Union, or CDU, was trounced in state elections on Sunday, suggesting a changing of the guard may be on the way.
With the clock ticking down to September s full national elections, the party s historically poor performance in voting for state governors could be a precursor for change after Merkel s 16 years in power.
Markus Blume, leader of the CDU s Bavarian sister party CSU in the state of Bavaria and Bavarian premier, told Bild Live: The election results are so bad that you can t say just keep going .
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