<p>Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party won a landslide victory in Saarland’s regional election on Sunday, March 26, as incumbent State Premier Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer secured her seat.</p><p>This footage shows Kramp-Karrenbauer, a centrist conservative, addressing her supporters after her victory was announced. The CDU claimed 40.7 percent of the vote, Reuters</a> reported, while rival parties Social Democrats and Linke took 30.4 and 12.4 percent, respectively.</p><p>Saarland is Germany’s least populous state, but its elections are seen as an indicator of the possible outcome of September’s federal elections, The Guardian</a> reported.</p><p>Far-right party Alternative for Germany took in 6.2 percent of votes.</p><br />
