Election posters of Social Democratic (SPD) top candidate Stephan Weil and Christian Democratic Union's (CDU) top candidate Bernd Althusmann are seen prior to the Lower Saxony state elections in Hannover, Germany, October 12 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer
BERLIN (Reuters) - Chastened by their worst result since 1949 in September's national election, Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives are hoping for victory in a regional vote on Sunday to strengthen their hand in thorny three-way coalition talks in Berlin.
While victory in the Lower Saxony region might strengthen Merkel's position within her party, a conservative failure to emerge as the strongest party could prompt talk of weakening authority and possible eventual succession, said Berlin-based political expert Gero Neugebauer.
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