Poll disaster for Bavaria leaders

by Dave Keating | September 29, 2008 at 01:31 am

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Elections in the German region of Bavaria yesterday saw a major blow dealt to Germany's conservative party. The result was the party's worst result since 1954. The result is bad news for Germany's chancellor Angela Merkel.

Bavaria's ruling conservatives, the Christian Social Union, have suffered huge losses in polls, losing their absolute majority, final results show.

The CSU got just 43.4% in the state election - its worst result since 1954.

The result is seen as a blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel, whose Christian Democrats (CDU) are allies with the CSU nationally.

Two centre-right rivals made gains in Bavaria - the Free Democrats (FDP) and the Free Voters.

The CSU has enjoyed an absolute majority in Bavaria for 46 years.