Merz under pressure as two more German states go to the polls
Polls show the CDU at risk of its worst state results, while the AfD and The Left could gain ground and intensify questions over Merz’s leadership.
- On Sunday, German voters head to the polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in final state elections that threaten to further undermine embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz's leadership.
- Earlier this month, the CDU collapsed to 17% in Saxony-Anhalt while the AfD soared to 44%, intensifying conservative rumors about a potential 'chancellor swap' within Merz's party.
- In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the SPD edges ahead of the AfD at 37% versus 36%, with the campaign centered on popular state premier Manuela Schwesig.
- Berlin voters may see the Left Party overtake the CDU for the mayor's office, raising fresh questions over the so-called "firewall" strategy under which parties refuse AfD coalitions.
- Merz's approval ratings have plunged to 14% amid frustration over pension, tax, and energy reforms; senior CDU figures rallied behind him despite deep economic challenges ahead.
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Nearly four million German voters are called to the polls on Sunday for two regional elections where the progress of the far right AfD and the radical left could cause further upheavals in Berlin and affect Chancellor Friedrich Merz, already very fragile.
Will Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern also face the "blue turning point"? On Sunday evening, Chancellor Friedrich Merz' fate could be decided. Since 8 o'clock in the morning, votes can be cast for the Berlin House of Representatives or the Landtag in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. krone.at ticks live for you from 3 o'clock in the morning.
German citizens vote on Sunday in elections to the Landtags (Parliaments) of Berlin and the Federal Land of Mecklenburg-Forward Pomerania.
Almost four million Germans go to the polls this Sunday for two regional elections that could affect the chancellor, already very fragile.
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The polling stations of the land of Mecklenburg-Antemporania and the city-state of Berlin opened this Sunday at 8.00 local (6.00 GMT) for regional elections that could have a strong impact on the Chancellor of Germany, the conservative Friedrich Merz . In Mecklenburg-Antepomerania about 1.3 million people are called to vote in a federated state of the northeast
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