Německo: CDU se vzpamatovává, exkomunisté slaví

Hesse's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) state Prime Minister Roland Koch looks down after first exit polls for the Hesse state elections in Wiesbaden, January 27, 2008. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered heavy losses in an election in the western state of Hesse on Sunday, dealing her a blow ahead of next year's national vote. Led by Merkel ally and incumbent Premier Roland Koch, who ran a controversial campaign focused on crime and immigration, the CDU took 36.5 percent of the vote, behind the rival Social Democrats (SPD) at 37 percent, preliminary results showed. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY)
Hesse's conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) state Prime Minister Roland Koch looks down after first exit polls for the Hesse state elections in Wiesbaden, January 27, 2008. German Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) suffered heavy losses in an election in the western state of Hesse on Sunday, dealing her a blow ahead of next year's national vote. Led by Merkel ally and incumbent Premier Roland Koch, who ran a controversial campaign focused on crime and immigration, the CDU took 36.5 percent of the vote, behind the rival Social Democrats (SPD) at 37 percent, preliminary results showed. REUTERS/Michael Dalder (GERMANY) | Foto: Reuters