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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AfD Projected to Win Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Merz Refuses to Resign After CDU Defeat
Exit-poll projections put the AfD ahead of the SPD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, giving the party a second first-place state finish this month as Chancellor Friedrich ... The post AfD Projected to Win Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Merz Refuses to Resign After CDU Defeat first appeared on [your]NEWS.
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Merz stumbles on after another big election defeat. But for how long?
Pressure is growing on the German chancellor, with the hard-right AfD party projected to win key state elections, delivering the worst result for his conservative CDU party since 1949.
German public audiovisual estimates put the far right party in the lead in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, with about 38% of the votes, ahead of the SPD's Social Democrats (around 35%).
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