Merkel braced for more misery in Berlin vote in anti-immigrant backlash


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  • Thursday, 15 Sep 2016

German Chancellor and chairwoman of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Angela Merkel addresses supporters during an election campaign rally for local city elections in Berlin, Germany, September 14, 2016. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

BERLIN (Reuters) - Still reeling from a state election rout which unleashed a party row about her open-door migrant policy, Angela Merkel's conservatives are bracing for further losses in the Berlin city vote on Sunday.

The chancellor's decision a year ago to open German borders has hit her popularity and dominated the campaign, boosting support for the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD)party.

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