German state election deals blow to Angela Merkel's party

Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia give opposition parties enough support to form a governing coalition. The chancellor's Christian Democrats receive about 26%.

DUESSELDORF, Germany — Voters in Germany's most populous state dealt a decisive blow to Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union on Sunday, preliminary results show, a potentially ominous preview of things to come for the chancellor in next year's federal elections.

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