BERLIN — The U.S. isn’t the only major Western democracy where the fallout from the global war on terrorism is being felt at the ballot box. German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s long-dominant Christian Democrats are bracing for another hit in local elections Sunday.The chancellor has come under even more pressure over her open-door refugee policy as the campaign for Germany’s federal elections next year begins to take shape. It is a remarkable comedown from barely a year ago when Ms. Merkel’s popularity seemed unassailable.
