Another Election Day in Germany Could Increase Pressure on Merz to Step Down
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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz could face another painful election day on Sunday, as voters in two states go to the polls two weeks after the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
TWO WEEKS after the elections in Saxony-Anhalt, which shook up the German political scene due to the convincing victory of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD), tomorrow's elections in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are also being eagerly awaited.
The Germans chose two new regional parliaments on Sunday, shortly after the Alternative for Germany (AfD) obtained a resounding victory in the Saxony-Anhalt. The polling stations close at 19:00, Romania's time, according to Mediafax. Only about 6% of the population of Germany lives in the two lands that vote on Sunday. Normally, [...]
After a heavy defeat by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Saxony-Anhalt, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces a new electoral test that could seriously shake his power and political future.
A new test for the German political system. Some 2.5 million voters are electing the new parliament in Berlin, while almost 1.3 million are called to the polls in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD is claiming first place. Just two weeks ago in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD won 43.8%, more than doubling its previous strength and leaving Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU on 17.2%.
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