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Crisis for Friedrich Merz as AfD and The Left surge in popularity
publish： 2026-09-21 20:05
By： 無綫新聞
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government faces yet another setback with right-wing populist AfD party securing first place in the state election of the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
AfD candidate Leif-Erik Holm and party co-leader Tino Chrupalla celebrated AfD's strong showing in the northeastern state.
Tally results show the right-wing party just slightly edging above the governing centre-left Social Democratic Party, with Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU party completely shut out of the state parliament.
It marks the AfD's strongest state election performance since their victory in Saxony-Anhalt.
Meanwhile, the far-left Die Linke party is projected to win around 25% of the vote in Berlin, ahead of the 19 percent secured by Merz's CDU.
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