BERLIN — The Latest on the state election in Bavaria, Germany (all times local):6:00 p.m.Exit polls indicate German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative allies are losing their absolute majority in Bavaria’s state parliament by a wide margin. The ARD and ZDF public television exit polls had the Christian Social Union winning 35.5 per cent of the vote in Sunday’s regional election, down from 47.7 per cent five years ago. That would be the party’s worst performance in Bavaria, which it has traditionally dominated, since 1950. The polls said the Greens were making major gains to secure second place with up to 19 per cent of the vote. Polls suggest it will lose that majority by a wide margin.

Source: National Post October 14, 2018 16:07 UTC