MAINZ, March 13, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Daniela Moerscher fills in the ballot while her daughter waits at her side at a polling station in Mainz, Germany, March 13, 2016. State elections in three German states: Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt and Baden-Wuerttemberg, is held on Sunday, which is a crucial test-case for German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel, who has come under increasing pressure over her immigration policy towards migrants and refugees. Germany's anti-migration party, the Alternative for Germany has solid polling numbers and will almost certainly win seats in all three state parliaments. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
MAINZ, March 13, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Ms. Eckert fills in her ballot at a polling station in Mainz, Germany, March 13, 2016. State elections in three German states: Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt and Baden-Wuerttemberg, is held on Sunday, which is a crucial test-case for German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel, who has come under increasing pressure over her immigration policy towards migrants and refugees. Germany's anti-migration party, the Alternative for Germany has solid polling numbers and will almost certainly win seats in all three state parliaments. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
MAINZ, March 13, 2016 (Xinhua) -- A man fills in his ballot at a polling station in Mainz, Germany, March 13, 2016. State elections in three German states: Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt and Baden-Wuerttemberg, is held on Sunday, which is a crucial test-case for German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel, who has come under increasing pressure over her immigration policy towards migrants and refugees. Germany's anti-migration party, the Alternative for Germany has solid polling numbers and will almost certainly win seats in all three state parliaments. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)
MAINZ, March 13, 2016 (Xinhua) -- Election campaign billboards are seen in Mainz, Germany, March 13, 2016. State elections in three German states including Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt and Baden-Wuerttemberg were held on Sunday. It is a crucial test-case for German Chancellor and Chairwoman of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel, who has come under increasing pressure over her immigration policy towards migrants and refugees. Germany's anti-migration party, the Alternative for Germany has solid polling numbers and will almost certainly win seats in all three state parliaments. (Xinhua/Luo Huanhuan)