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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: SPD Seeks to Fend Off AfD

Polls show the SPD and AfD neck and neck as coalition parties rule out any cooperation with the far-right party.

Summary by Deutsche Welle
For nearly three decades, the Social Democrats have governed Germany's northeastern state. If they can fend off the AfD, the result may boost the fortunes of the German government's junior coalition partner.

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State election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Social devastation, militarism and the rise of the far-right AfD

The rise of the far-right party is a damning indictment of the SPD and the Left Party, which have governed together in Schwerin for five years.

·United States
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Merz's fate hangs on second east German state election

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party once again looks likely to come in first in the Mecklenburg-Western...

·Canberra, Australia
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Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: SPD seeks to fend off AfD

For nearly three decades, the Social Democrats have governed Germany's northeastern state. If they can fend off the AfD, the result may boost the fortunes of the German government's junior coalition partner.

·Bonn, Germany
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BildBild
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ZDF Survey: Left Leads in Berlin, AfD in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The last ZDF poll before the elections shows: The left leads in Berlin, the AfD is in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. For Friedrich Merz, the urn course becomes the mood test.

·Berlin, Germany
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SPD Wins Breath and Believes in Victory in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

The German Social Democratic Party (SPD, socialist, centre-left) gained new momentum in the final challenge of the Sunday regional election campaign in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and hopes to supplant the far-right Alternative Party for Germany (AfD).

·Portugal
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State election showdown: AfD eyes Germany's 'Meck-Pomm'

The far-right AfD is leading the polls ahead of Sunday’s election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Germany’s least...

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Bild broke the news in Berlin, Germany on Friday, September 18, 2026.
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