January 4th, 2016
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Refugee crisis could shake up German political landscape in 2016
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BERLIN (Reuters) - For the past decade, German politics has been a relatively dull affair, with Angela Merkel dominating at the national level and the major parties in agreement on all the big issues, from euro zone bailouts and refugees to the phase-out of nuclear energy.
But that may change in 2016, when five of Germany's 16 states hold elections in the build-up to the next federal vote a year later.
Not only is Chancellor Merkel looking more vulnerable than ever before because of her welcoming stance toward the hundreds of thousands of refugees fleeing war in the Middle East, but the rise of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has injected a new element of surprise into the political landscape.
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Refugee crisis could shake up German political landscape in 2016 - Reuters News 1/3/2016 5:22 AM
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