Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered a historic loss in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday, ending nearly six decades in power. According to exit polls, the Greens will lead a German state for the first time. CDU suffers historic loss in Baden-Württemberg Published: 27 Mar 11 18:17 CET Updated: 27 Mar 11 19:23 CET Online: http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20110327-34003.html Share24 Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives suffered a historic loss in Baden-Württemberg on Sunday, ending nearly six decades in power. According to exit polls, the Greens will lead a German state for the first time. * Merkel braces for blows in vital state elections (27 Mar 11) * Fallout continues after Brüderle's nuclear gaffe (25 Mar 11) * Man kills son and self with chainsaw (24 Mar 11) The environmentalist Greens and centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) appeared to win a combined 48 percent of the vote in the rich southwestern state, which is normally a stronghold for Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The incumbent CDU and their pro-business Free Democratic (FDP) allies took only 43.7 percent between them. Merkel's Christian Democrats have governed Baden-Württemberg since 1953, but anger over her nuclear policy in light of the Japan crisis as well as decisions on Libya and the euro angered voters in the run-up to the poll. http://www.thelocal.de/politics/20110327-34003.html âEnergy policy was decisive. It was a referendum about atomic energy and we have gotten the message.â