German Chancellor Angela Merkel waves next to CDU's top candidate Armin Laschet (L) at an election rally. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay
BERLIN (Reuters) - With the novelty value of their new leader fading, Germany's Social Democrats need to retain power in regional elections on Sunday and a week later if they are to pose a serious threat to Chancellor Angela Merkel in September's national vote.
Sunday's vote in the far northern state of Schleswig-Holstein, and an election in the large western region of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) on May 14, are opportunities the Social Democrats (SPD) must seize to regain momentum.
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