The German State Premier Hoping to Halt Far-Right Surge
Polling shows the AfD ahead of Schwesig’s SPD, putting the CDU near the threshold for staying in the state parliament.
- On Sunday, voters in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will decide between incumbent state premier Manuela Schwesig and the far-right Alternative for Germany , which currently leads in polls for the northeastern coastal state.
- The AfD seeks to replicate its victory in Saxony-Anhalt, fueled by voter anger toward Chancellor Friedrich Merz, whose national approval ratings have plummeted to 14% amid economic uncertainty and failed government reforms.
- Latest INSA polling puts the AfD at 37% against 35% for the Social Democrats , though Schwesig—whose approval ratings exceed 60%—remains the state's best-known politician, effectively distancing herself from Merz's unpopular government.
- While the AfD leads, the so-called "firewall" policies of other parties make forming a government unlikely, potentially leaving the SPD, Left Party, and Greens to form a coalition if the CDU clears the 5% threshold.
- Widespread speculation suggests another far-right victory could cost Merz his job, as a poll by INSA found 78% of people—including CDU supporters—no longer view him as the right person to serve as chancellor.
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The state premier hoping to halt the far-right in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
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Merz's fate in the balance as second eastern German state goes to the polls
ROSTOCK, Germany, Sept 16 - Germany's struggling Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be relying on the popular centre-left state premier in the eastern region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to keep out the far right in an election on Sunday which may decide his political survival. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Merz’s fate in the balance as second eastern German state goes to the polls
By James Mackenzie ROSTOCK, Germany, Sept 16 (Reuters) - Germany's struggling Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be relying on the popular centre-left state premier in the eastern region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to keep out the far right in an elec...
The German state premier hoping to halt far-right surge
Germany's anti-immigration AfD party is eyeing another election triumph on Sunday in a northeastern coastal state where the popular premier is campaigning on a promise to hold back a rising far-right…
The AfD is dreaming of a new victory in this Land of north-eastern Germany. On the other hand, a popular social-democrat stands as the ultimate barrier, in a state of... Read more Mecklenburg, the duel that can cause Berlin to waver appeared first on Le Singulier.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: The German state premier hoping to halt far-right surge
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