Why anti-immigration party can beat Merkel in the regional election?
German chancellor Angela Merkel (C) Source: AAP
Merkel's Christian Democrats finished third in previous election for the state legislature in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, behind the three-year-old Alternative for Germany, or AfD. It was held a year to the day after she decided to let in migrants stuck in Hungary, triggering the peak of last year's influx. SBS Mandarin correspondent Tian Ye has the story.
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