CDU Set to Miss 5% Threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Polls Show
Projections showed the far-right AfD leading the northeastern state while Die Linke led ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party in Berlin.
Polls pointed to a stinging setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party in Sunday's German regional elections, according to France 24. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was shown leading, with the CDU not even reaching the 5% threshold needed to enter the regional parliament, France 24 reported.
In Berlin, the radical left party Die Linke was shown leading ahead of the chancellor's party, according to the polls.
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- Régionales en Allemagne : l'extrême droite progresse, défaite historique des conservateurs — France 24 — Français
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