Merz under pressure as two more German states go to the polls
The AfD’s strong regional showing and weak CDU polling are intensifying questions over Merz’s leadership and the parties’ refusal to cooperate with it.
- 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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The German Chancellor is facing a difficult election test in Berlin and Micklenburg Forbomern, after defeating his party in Saxony, ending in front of the "Alternative for Germany," which leads national polls by 29%.
This Sunday, Germany is voting again. The states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin choose their regional parliaments, and AfD can win again in the first. Polls don't make you guess as overwhelming a far-right result as they did two weeks ago in Saxony-Anhalt, but the German chancellor continues to press for his low popularity throughout the country.
The regional elections in Germany continue, Sunday, in Berlin and in the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. After the clear victory obtained by the extremists from AfD in Saxony-Anhalt, the essential question of the day is the following: will there be new successes of the extremists or does the conservative alliance led by Chancellor Friedrich Merz recover from fists? Article The Germans, again at the polls. Elections in Berlin and in the Mecklenbur…
In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a new state parliament has been elected since 8 a.m. and in Berlin, a new House of Representatives is expected. In both federal states, narrow decisions are expected. In Berlin, left and CDU are in the lead in the polls, in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, SPD and AfD.
Since 8 a.m. people can vote for the Berlin House of Representatives or the Landtag in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Chancellor Merz has appointed the CDU Bureau in the evening.
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