Recently, Chancellor Angela Merkel's party won regional elections in a major state in Germany. As a result, her re-election prospects seem to be bolstered for the federal elections in September. What are your thoughts on this largely unexpected result? Links to peruse: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-election-schleswig-holstein-idUSKBN1820JE https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/07/world/europe/german-state-vote-schleswig-holstein-merkel.html http://www.politico.eu/article/angela-merkel-conservatives-give-martin-schulz-spd-black-eye-schleswig-holstein-state-election/
