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Summary The 58-year-rule of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Baden-Wurtternberg is under threat.
A historic political turned around is unfolding in Germany as Chancellor Angela Merkels CDU now seems poised to lose a major stronghold to a Green Party-led coalition in a key state.According to the results, the Green Party-led coalition won 47 percents votes while the CDU and allies won 44 percent votes in the south-western state of Baden-Wurtternberg that was ruled by the CDU since 1953. This will be the first time a liberal Green Party premier will be elected in the state, known for its conservative, pro-business voting practices.Japans nuclear disaster had a big role in this shift, analysts say, as German voters expressed their historic aversion to nuclear energy in the wake of Japans nuclear disaster.
