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Merz’s Fate in the Balance as Second Eastern German State Goes to the Polls

Polling shows the AfD ahead of Schwesig’s SPD, putting the CDU near the threshold for staying in the state parliament.

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By James Mackenzie ROSTOCK, Germany, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Germany's struggling Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be relying on the popular centre-left state premier in the eastern region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to keep out the far right in an elec...

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The German state premier hoping to halt far-right surge

Germany's anti-immigration AfD party is eyeing another election triumph on Sunday in a northeastern coastal state where the popular premier is campaigning on a promise to hold back a rising far-right…

·Issy-les-Moulineaux, France
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The AfD is dreaming of a new victory in this Land of north-eastern Germany. On the other hand, a popular social-democrat stands as the ultimate barrier, in a state of... Read more Mecklenburg, the duel that can cause Berlin to waver appeared first on Le Singulier.

Politologists have admitted to the Lusa that the radical right-wing party Alternative to Germany (AfD) may be the most voted force in the Sunday elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (East), but without a majority to govern.

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Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands broke the news on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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