Political Parties React To State Elections Results

BERLIN, GERMANY - MARCH 14: Frauke Petry, head of the Alternative fuer Deutschland (Alternative for Germany, AfD) political party speaks to the media at Bundespressekonferenz on March 14, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Voters went to the polls yesterday in Rhineland-Palatinate, Saxony-Anhalt and Baden-Wuerttemberg and the right-leaning populist Alternative fuer Deutschland (Alternative for Germany,AfD) scored double-digit results in all three, dealing a blow to Germany's established parties, especially to the CDU. Merkel's liberal immigration policy towards migrants and refugees was a major issue in the elections and the AfD aimed its campaign at Germans who are uneasy with so many newcomers. (Photo by Thomas Trutschel/Photothek via Getty Images)