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AfD wins Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and surges in Berlin as Merz's CDU craters

The far-right AfD notches its second top-place state finish this month, while Merz's conservatives post their worst postwar result and are shut out of one state parliament entirely.

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What to know

  • The AfD's 38.3% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania is its second top-place state finish this month, after Saxony-Anhalt, though it remains excluded from national power by other parties' refusal to cooperate with it.
  • Merz's CDU fell to 4.9% in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, its worst postwar showing, potentially locking it out of the state parliament entirely.
  • In Berlin, the far-left Linke topped the poll for the first time on a platform of nationalizing corporate housing and capping rents, while the AfD also gained ground.
  • Economists and the SPD's Schwesig point to opposition to Ukraine support and desire for renewed Nord Stream gas flows as key drivers of AfD support, complicating the federal coalition's reform push.

“It will now become even more difficult for the federal government to muster the courage and political support for a fundamental reform programme”

Marcel Fratzscher, President, DIW research institute · Reuters via OutsideTheBeltway ↗ · Sep 19

Friedrich MerzFriedrich Merz German Chancellor, CDU leaderManuela Schwesig SPD state premier of Mecklenburg-Western PomeraniaMarcel Fratzscher President, DIW research instituteLars KlingbeilLars Klingbeil German Vice-Chancellor, SPDAfD (Alternative for Germany) Far-right party

AfD wins Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and surges in Berlin as Merz's CDU craters
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    Economist warns of paralysis and AfD's rising 2029 odds

    DIW president Marcel Fratzscher said the result will make it harder for the federal coalition to muster support for reforms, raising the risk of entrenched political paralysis and a stronger AfD by the 2029 election.

    “political paralysis will become entrenched, economic weakness will persist, and the likelihood of an AfD election victory in 2029 will rise further…”
    — Marcel Fratzscher
    1. 2 outlets Germany's far-right AfD celebrates another state election win

      first by Yahoo, 5d ago · also OutsideTheBeltway

      2 more headlines
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    Schwesig links AfD gains to Ukraine and Nord Stream backlash — Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania's SPD premier Manuela Schwesig said the AfD won votes by criticizing German support for Ukraine and by tapping public sentiment for restoring Nord Stream gas flows.

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    Merz calls the result a 'disaster' but vows to stay on — Merz acknowledged the scale of his party's defeat but signaled he would continue as chancellor and pursue his reform agenda despite speculation he might resign.

  4. background

    Linke tops Berlin election as AfD and CDU trade places — In Berlin's simultaneous election, the far-left Linke led with 25.3%, its first-ever top finish in the city-state, while the AfD rose to 16.3% and the governing CDU slid to 19%.

  5. background

    AfD tops Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania vote as CDU falls below 5% — Projections showed the AfD winning 38.3% against the SPD's 35.4%, while Merz's CDU fell to 4.9%, potentially excluding it from the state parliament entirely — the party's worst postwar result.

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    Commentary frames Saxony-Anhalt win as historic return to power

    A political commentary piece describes the AfD's state win as the far right's most significant return to power in Germany since the Second World War.

    “The AfD wins a major German state election, marking the far right's most significant return to power since the second world war…”
    — Naz Saad
    • BylinesScotland@mastodon.social

      The AfD wins a major German state election, marking the far right’s most significant return to power since the second world war | Naz Saad https:// bylines.scot/politics/coalitio n-for-collapse-the-far-right-edges-closer-to-power/

      BylinesScotland@mastodon.socialMastodon7d agoview on Mastodon ↗
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    AfD wins Saxony-Anhalt state election — The AfD took first place in an earlier state election in Saxony-Anhalt, its first top-place state finish this month and a marker of the party's growing strength.