今日のテキスト MERKEL SUFFERS SETBACK IN LOCAL ELECTIONS

Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union has taken a beating in Germany's regional elections. The Greens and the country's new anti-immigration party have gained ground.
The elections were held on Sunday in three states. Chancellor Merkel's migrant and refugee policy was the main issue of the elections. Support for her party slipped in all three states. In Baden-Wuerttemberg, the Christian Democrats suffered a historic loss to the Greens. The anti-nuclear Greens won more than 30 percent of the votes in the state. It's the first time the party has come out on top in a state parliament.
Alternative for Germany will enter all three state parliaments for the first time. It rejects Merkel's policy of accepting refugees and migrants.