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United Kingdom Merkel coalition loses majority in state elections
Published on 09/05/2010
German Chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition parties came out behind in exit polls after Sunday's state elections, costing her government a majority in the upper house of parliament. The vote is widely seen as a referendum on Merkels government.
