BERLIN - A nationalist party powered into three German state legislatures in elections on March 13 held amid divisions over Chancellor Angela Merkel's liberal approach to the migrant crisis, projections showed. Merkel's conservatives trailed center-left rivals in two states they had hoped to win.
Associated Press: Nationalists strong, Merkel party disappoints in German vote
Frauke Petry, head of the right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) party arrives to address supporters after state elections exit poll results were announced on tv in Berlin on March 13.