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 German Chancellor, Friedrich Merz, said he intends to remain in office after the defeats of his party in today's two state elections and promised, once again, to move forward with the government's plans for reforms in Germany. The polls at the polls of the ARD public broadcaster indicate that the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led by Metz, achieved only 5% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania — the lowest result ever since World …
Chancellor Friedrich Merz said that the outcome of the Mecklenburg-Pomerania inferiore elections, where the Alternative Party for Germany (AfD), obtained a second regional victory, "is a disaster. Sunday, two weeks after winning the first election in a land, in Saxony-Anhalt, AfD ranked first and at the Mecklenburg-Pomerania election ...
Frederick Merz was defeated in the Mecklenburg-Forward Pomerania election, where AfD gained 37 per cent, increasing pressure on the Chancellor.
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