Merkel’s center-right party suffered clear defeats in two German state elections at the hands of popular governors from parties further to the left

Kretschmann, 72, a fatherly figure with a conservative image, featured on Green election posters with the slogan “You know me.” Merkel once used that slogan in a pre-election debate to underline her own largely ideology-free appeal. Merkel has been outmerkeled. via Pocket https://ift.tt/30F0Sjm