Germany’s AfD Wins Another State Election, Adding Pressure on Chancellor Merz, Exit Polls Show
- On Sunday, the far-right AfD was projected to win the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state election with 37.0% of the vote, narrowly outpacing the governing Social Democrats at 35.5% while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU slumped to 5.5%.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz, who took office 16 months ago, faces mounting pressure as the AfD gains strength, building on their strong performance in the Saxony-Anhalt election two weeks ago that weakened his national standing.
- In Berlin's separate election held Sunday, the far-left Die Linke led with 24.5% of the vote, while Merz's conservatives followed at 20% and the AfD continued its trend of rising support, reaching 16%.
- Despite the AfD's projected victory in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the party is unlikely to govern as other main parties have ruled out forming a coalition with the far-right group.
- Anticipating a difficult period, Merz canceled a planned trip to New York next week for the UN General Assembly, as allies warned against public 'personnel debates' regarding his leadership following the election results.
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The extreme right party Alternative for Germany comes in the lead in Mecklenburg-Western Pomenarie with 37.9% of the votes and a good score in Berlin. The German chancellor speaks of "disaster". Will it subsume the same fate as the British Keir Starmer?The regional elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as well as in Berlin confirm a heavy trend observed during the election for the Saxony-Anhalt regional parliament: with 37.9% of the votes i…
Friedrich Merz suffers 'disastrous' double defeat in key election as AfD support surges in historic vote
Friedrich Merz has suffered a "disastrous" double defeat in key elections as support for the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) surged in a historic vote.Two state elections took place today in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin as exit polls painted a bleak picture for the Christian Democrat Union (CDU). But the polls were much rosier for the AfD, led by Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla, after being forecast to win 37 per cent of the…
In Berlin, the radical left, Die Linke, is ahead of the Chancellor's party. Despite these setbacks, Chancellor Friedrich Merz ruled out the possibility of an early departure on Sunday evening. - Regional elections in Germany: a strong progression of the far right, Merz clings to power (International).
German chancellor’s ‘disaster’ election as far-left and far-right win
Polls have closed in two state elections in Germany, with initial exit polls showing heavy losses for Friedrich Merz’s CDU party in both. The German chancellor was quick to take responsibility, describing the results as a “disaster”, but vowing to stay on as chancellor. The mounting pressure had already prompted Merz to cancel his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York next week. We were joined by Sudha David-Wilp, who’s a senior fellow at …
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