Merkel's CDU beaten into 3rd place by anti-immigrant AFD

A nationalist, anti-immigration party has beaten Angela Merkel's conservatives into third place in a state election in her own political fiefdom. It is a major success for the AFD party ahead of next year's national poll. Success for the AFD or Alternative Fuer Deutschland party saw it win just under 21 percent of the vote in Mecklenburg-West Pomerania. Merkel's CDU managed only 19 percent, its worst ever result in the northeastern state. "Finally, there is a credible opposition. Hopefully we … READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2016/09/05/merkel-s-cdu-beaten-into-3rd-place-by-anti-immigrant-afd What are the top stories today? Click to watch: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLSyY1udCyYqBeDOz400FlseNGNqReKkFd euronews: the most watched news channel in Europe Subscribe! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=euronews euronews is available in 13 languages: https://www.youtube.com/user/euronewsnetwork/channels In English: Website: http://www.euronews.com/news Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/euronews Twitter: http://twitter.com/euronews Google+: http://google.com/+euronews VKontakte: http://vk.com/en.euronews