wegscheid germany two years ago wegscheid front line europe refugee crisis germany vote last week village like many along austrian border swing hard far right strain chancellor angela merkel conservative alliance bruise election losses merkel try patch together tricky three-way coalition conservatives bavarian ally pro-business free democrats fdp environmentalist green task complicate bavarian conservatives worry lose regional dominance state election next year win support demand controversial cap number migrants enter germany merkel dismiss cap unconstitutional green reject sunday chancellor christian democrats cdu bavarian christian social union csu sister party meet try resolve differences suffer heavy losses sept. 24 federal election anti-immigration alternative germany afd party seat national parliament first time along germany southern border 2015 thousands refugees flee war middle east pour germany voters desert csu afd passau electoral district wegscheid lie csu vote fell 13.4 point four years ago 40.5 percent low figure bavaria often jokingly call one-party state afd share shoot 12.1 point politicians blame afd elect say pensioner reinhold turtschan baroque market square nearby deggendorf afd vote soar 15.2 point mirror csu 15.6 point fall asylum seekers want criticize get much money pensioners careful finance get month say setback wealthy conservative state csu reign without break since late 1950s prompt recriminations within party blame merkel 2015 decision open border million migrants decades csu national player thank unassailable strength bavaria allow contribute fifth joint conservative bloc lawmakers mountainous south-eastern state distinctive dialect lederhosen leather short traditional dirndl dress rise germany poor agricultural state world war two one rich regions today csu bind best recover blame refugee crisis afd success demand immigration ceiling 200,000 refugees year cdu reject idea highlight tensions sueddeutsche zeitung newspaper week report csu leader horst seehofer say party merkel cdu face big challenge since 1976 predecessor franz-josef strauss threaten break alliance sunday two sister party sit agree common program ahead coalition talk two party alexander dobrindt csu chief national parliament describe cap non-negotiable hold firm avoid outflank afd csu risk alienate green reject upper limit wegscheid summer 2015 residents grow use awaken migrants rap windows ask directions dead night mayor lothar venus doubt answer simple afd one theme refugees germany issue go far say stand border cross people smugglers would drop refugees leave walk across bridge germany blame seehofer face call resignation push cap deliver rather focus infrastructure fail poor mobile coverage slow internet residents complain michael mayer historian academy political education near munich say move right risky csu mistake people always make europe run far right first strengthen lose vote say berlin bavaria merkel 's uneasy ally