Preliminary projections show Alternative for Germany topping the vote in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern while the Left Party leads in Berlin, though coalition-building looks complicated, according to Deutsche Welle Arabic.
Merz met with CDU leadership in Berlin after his party lost two state elections and was ejected from the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania parliament, The Guardian reports.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz dismissed speculation about his leadership after his party lost two state elections.
Exit polls showed damaging losses for Merz's center-right CDU in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, according to BBC News.
Voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania cast ballots Sunday, with exit polls suggesting a dramatic setback for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party, according to France 24.
Berlin says petrol and diesel taxes will fall by about 17 cents a litre from October, days before votes in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.