Opposition beats Merkel team in tight state poll: TV
Germany's centre-left opposition beat Angela Merkel's ruling alliance in a cliffhanger state poll.
Germany s centre-left opposition beat Chancellor Angela Merkel s ruling alliance Sunday in a cliffhanger state poll eight months ahead of a national election, estimates on public television showed.
In one of the tightest German state races in recent memory, the Social Democrats together with the Greens eked out a one-seat lead in Lower Saxony in northwestern Germany, just ahead of the incumbent coalition of Merkel s Christian Democrats with the Free Democrats, broadcasters ARD and ZDF said.
