Elif Eralp's Left Party on course for historic win in German capital
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz vowed to stay in office on Sunday despite stinging election defeats in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, confronting recent speculation about his potential resignation.
- Merz has faced 16 months of record-low personal approval ratings hovering just above 10 percent while the AfD now leads nationwide polls, complicating his efforts to lure voters from the far-right party.
- The AfD reached about 37 percent in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while in Berlin the far-left Die Linke defeated the CDU with about 25 percent to 19 percent, an outcome Merz admitted was a "disaster."
- Eight state premiers declared Wednesday that Germany needs "stability now more than ever" rather than "discussions about personnel," though they refrained from issuing a personal endorsement of the chancellor.
- Acknowledging that "trust in our country's institutions is waning," Merz delivered a TV address that ING economist Carsten Brzeski characterized as an attempt to choke off resignation speculation building in recent weeks.
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The left-wing top candidate Elif Eralp colored Berlin dark red on election Sunday. However, the way to the mayoral office is by no means marked.
The far-left party Die Linke (The Left) won Berlin's state elections this weekend. It achieved historic success on a platform built around affordable housing and social services. On a national level, the party also aims to dissolve NATO and unconditionally defend refugees' right to asylum.
The Die Linke party has achieved the best result in its history and most likely Elif Eralp will become the next mayor
Left Party wins Berlin election as AfD gains ground
Germany's Left Party, led by Elif Eralp, won Berlin's state election on Sunday with 25.3% of the vote, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union (CDU), according to preliminary results.The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)
After the victory of the left in the election of deputies in Berlin, leading candidate Eralp wants to implement the so-called socialization of housing companies as the Governing Mayor.
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