Germans vote in state elections seen as test for Merkel's refugee policy

Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt elections are first since chancellor began open-border stance Voters in three German states are heading to the polls in regional elections seen as a litmus test for Angela Merkel's management of the refugee crisis. The elections in Baden-Württemberg, Rhineland-Palatinate and Saxony-Anhalt are the first to take place in Germany after a dramatic seven months that have seen the public become increasingly polarised over their chancellor's o...