Exit polls: CSU wins absolute majority in Bavaria

Horst Seehofer's Christian Social Union (CSU) won an absolute majority in Bavaria's regional election on the 15 September 2013, according to exit polls. The CSU's coalition partner, the Free Democrats, failed to win representation.

If the result was replicated in the federal election on the 22 September 2013 Chancellor Merkel would need to seek new allies with whom to form a coalition government.

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ESO: Background information: German federal election, 2013 http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-federal-election-2013/

BBC News, 15.09.13: Merkel allies claim key Germany Bavaria vote triumph http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24098786

EurActiv, 16.09.13: Merkel's CDU sister party wins in Bavaria http://www.euractiv.com/eu-elections-2014/merkels-cdu-sister-party-wins-ba-news-530470

EUObserver, 16.09.13: Bavarian elections spell trouble for Merkel http://euobserver.com/regions/121439

Deutsche Welle, 16.09.13: Bavaria result poses dilemma for Merkel coalition http://dw.de/p/19hyi

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