"Alternative for Germany" leads in another land election

The right-wing populist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is in the lead in the parliamentary elections of the federal state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. According to exit polls, she currently receives 37% of the vote. It is reported by Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.

By a small margin from the AfD followed by the Social Democrats (SPD), who scored 35.5%. The current Prime Minister of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Manuela Schwesig, who heads this party, has a high chance of retaining this post after the elections. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU), led by acting Chancellor Friedrich Merz, received about 5.5-6% of the vote. For the CDU, this is the worst result in the history of land elections in Germany. As for the elections to the parliament of the city-state of Berlin, which are also taking place today, they are led by the Left Party. According to exit polls, she won 24.5% of the vote. The CDU is in second place with 20% of the vote.

In early September, the AfD also won the elections to the parliament of the state of Saxony-Anhalt. The party scored a record 43.8% there. Experts called the result a shock to Germany’s entire political system.

Alena Miklashevskaya