FILE PHOTO: Susanne Eisenmann, top candidate of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) for the upcoming Baden Wuerttemberg state elections, campaigns in Stuttgart, Germany, March 10, 2021. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Christian Democrats slumped to record defeats in two regional votes on Sunday after a muddled coronavirus response, dealing a setback to the party which faces federal elections in September without Chancellor Angela Merkel.
Merkel, in power since 2005, is not seeking re-election at the national vote and her Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is already missing the "Merkel bonus" she has brought them with four consecutive national election victories.
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