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The CDU lost its majority in two regional states in the ruling itself.

However, at the federal level, Merkel enjoys a considerable advantage as outgoing foreign minister and these results do not pose a question his re-election, stresses the Financial Times Deutschland on Monday.

All the polls say Merkel can form a government after elections in September.

The Sunday in the small industrial region of Saarland, near the French border, and in Thuringia in the former German Democratic Republic (GDR), the CDU lost about 12 percentage points over the previous regional elections of 2004, according to polls mouth urn.

These two states, the CDU may not retain power, even allying with the liberal FDP, the formula that would like to Merkel at the federal level after the general election .

In theory, in Saarland and Thuringia regional governments could be left to a coalition red-red-green three leftist parties, the Social Democratic Party (SPD ), the radical left Die Linke and the Greens, something unprecedented in Western Germany.

Thuringia However there is the possibility of a grand coalition between the CDU and SPD, as the governing at the federal level since late 2005 in Berlin.

In the third Sunday's regional elections in Saxony (former GDR), the CDU held his position and can afford to dismiss the SPD, its current coalition ally to ally with the Liberals.

The CDU general secretary Ronald Pofalla, acknowledged painful losses but stressed: We are the strongest party in the three landers (states ).

Both the CDU rebuke little to surpass its main rival, the SPD, which is far behind and even lose votes in Saarland.

Still, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, Merkel's great adversary in the election on Sept. 27, sees in this result an encouraging sign. One thing is certain: this country does not want a black-yellow coalition, the candidate for mayor, referring to the colors of the CDU and the FDP. Those who say the legislation are sung made a big mistake.

The problem is that the SPD, if you want power in Saarland and Thuringia, need the support of Die Linke and this kind of regional alliance federal level it hurts.

SPD estimated Die Linke is a valuable partner to govern the country due mainly to its isolationist positions which lead him to ask withdrawal from Afghanistan and NATO.

Merkel's CDU and FDP liberals do not hesitate to say that the SPD would not stand in a coalition with Die Linke.

Today we witnessed what could happen if people do not vote … this makes it possible, in the end, the victory of a coalition red-red-green, said night FDP chairman Guido Westerwelle, the only party that gained ground in doubling its results in five years.

On Sunday election was also marked by the maintenance in Saxony neo-Nazi NPD party, which won its reelection for the first time in a regional parliament.