Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin go to the polls
The AfD won the most votes in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while Die Linke came first in Berlin.
Berlin/Schwerin (dpa) – Elections were held on Sunday in the federal states of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered significant losses in both elections. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, it did not clear the five per cent threshold and therefore failed to enter the state parliament. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) came first in the state. At federal level, the AfD party is classified by the domestic intelligence service as a suspected right-wing extremist organisation, while in several federal states it has been confirmed as being right-wing extremist. In Berlin, the party Die Linke was by far the strongest, ahead of the CDU. The AfD came third.
Merz: reforms must go ahead
Despite his party’s poor results, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to remain in office and continue the reform programme pursued by his CDU/SPD Federal Government. “I want to move our country forward,” the CDU leader said in Berlin. “The reforms must go ahead.”
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