… party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), in the September 26 Bundestag election remains to be seen; the CDU leader is … percent, compared with 4.1 percent in 2013. Speaking the day after the vote in Hesse, Merkel said “the results are a … set off a firestorm. Kramp-Karrenbauer said it was “a bad day for Thuringia and a bad day for Germany.” Merkel said, …