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Merkel party 'suffers state poll blow' Angela Merkel's CDU 'suffers Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania poll blow'
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Merkel's ruling CDU party beaten into third place by anti-migrant AfD in north-eastern German state - exit poll Angela Merkel's ruling CDU party has been beaten into third place by an anti-immigrant and anti-Islam party in elections in a north-eastern German state, TV exit polls suggest.
This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. The Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) party took 21% of the vote behind the centre-left SPD's 30.5%.
If you want to receive Breaking News alerts via email, or on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App then details on how to do so are available on this help page. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on Twitter to get the latest alerts. The German chancellor's CDU was supported by only 19% of those who voted, according to the exit polls.
The vote was seen as a key test before German parliamentary elections in 2017.
Before the vote in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, all of Germany's other parties ruled out forming a governing coalition with the AfD.
However, the party's strong showing could weaken Mrs Merkel ahead of the national elections next year.
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Mecklenburg-West Pomerania, in the former East Germany, is where the chancellor's own constituency is located.
Under her leadership, Germany has been taking in large numbers of refugees and migrants - 1.1 million last year - and anti-immigrant feeling has increased.
The AfD, initially an anti-euro party, has become the party of choice for voters dismayed by Mrs Merkel's policy.
The CDU has been the junior coalition partner in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania since 2006. Its 19% in the election is its worst ever result in the state, German broadcasters said.