Germany: Angela Merkel 'loses key state election'
The German Chancellor Angela Merkel has suffered a humiliating defeat in the latest regional elections in the country.
For the first time in almost 60 years, her Christian Democrat Party has lost power in Baden-Wuerttemberg to the Greens.
Nuclear power, following the accident in Japan, was a key issue.
The vote in the wealthy south-western state was seen as a referendum on Mrs Merkel's rule, as Steven Evans reports.
27 Mar 2011
- From the section Europe