German chancellor Angela Merkel's coalition partner, the centre-left SPD party, has said it might quit government after another drubbing in a regional election.
The SPD got just 19.8 percent of the vote in the region of Hesse on Sunday (28 October) compared to 30.7 percent five years ago.
Merkel's centre-right CDU party also did badly with 27.2 percent, compared to 38.3 percent last time round.
But the Greens (19.6%) and the far-right AfD party (13.2%) surged in support, ...
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