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Polls: left-leaning alliance could oust Merkel's conservatives in Saarland

Published Mon, Mar 20, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    Saarbruecken, Germany

    WHEN voters head to the polls in the German state of Saarland later this month, they are likely to deliver an upset to Chancellor Angela Merkel that could be a foretaste of September's national election.

    One of Germany's smallest states, Saarland is - like federal Germany - governed by a "grand coalition" of Mrs Merkel's conservatives and the Social Democrats (SPD).

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