Bald Merz's election disaster in Mecklenburg and Berlin
AfD wins Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 38%. CDU suffers election 'disaster', losing almost 9 points in Berlin.
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The German far right **Alternative for Germany (AfD)** has achieved a resounding victory in the regional elections in **Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania**, while the **Christian Democratic Union (CDU)** has suffered a severe setback, especially in **Berlin**.
## AfD wins in the east
**Alternative for Germany (AfD)** has swept the elections in **Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania**, obtaining **38%** of the vote. This result represents an increase of **21 points** compared with previous elections, consolidating its position as the most voted force in this federal state in eastern Germany. The German Social Democratic party **SPD**, a partner of **PSOE**, comes second with **35.4%**, losing **4.2 points** compared with **2021**. The outlook for the **CDU** is bleak, with support of just **4.9%**. **CDU** leader **Friedrich Merz** publicly acknowledged that his party has suffered a 'disaster' in these elections, although he promised to continue with his program. **AfD**, for its part, described the results as 'sensational' and its co-leader, **Tino Chrupalla**, said it had a mandate to govern and showed willingness to talk with other parties. The far-right party interprets these results as a demand for 'real change' from citizens, a message that, according to them, the **CDU** is not picking up, especially in the east of the country.
## CDU in free fall in the capital
In **Berlin**, the situation is equally unfavorable for the **CDU**. The party **The Left** has won victory in the German capital, being the most voted party with **25.3%**. **AfD** positions itself as the third force with **16%**, gaining **7.2 points**. **SPD** comes fifth with **12%**, losing more than **6.3 points**. The **CDU**, which governed the capital together with the Social Democrats, has been the hardest hit by voters, losing around **9.2 points** and obtaining only **19%**. Despite the poor results, the governing mayor of **Berlin** admitted that 'We cannot soften the result', attributing the defeat to polarization between the **SPD** and the **AfD**. **AfD** leader **Alice Weidel** has warned that these results could have an echo in other regions of Germany, as peine after its victory in **Saxony-Anhalt** on **6 September 2021**, where it obtained approximately **44%** of the vote.
## AfD wins in the east
**Alternative for Germany (AfD)** has swept the elections in **Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania**, obtaining **38%** of the vote. This result represents an increase of **21 points** compared with previous elections, consolidating its position as the most voted force in this federal state in eastern Germany. The German Social Democratic party **SPD**, a partner of **PSOE**, comes second with **35.4%**, losing **4.2 points** compared with **2021**. The outlook for the **CDU** is bleak, with support of just **4.9%**. **CDU** leader **Friedrich Merz** publicly acknowledged that his party has suffered a 'disaster' in these elections, although he promised to continue with his program. **AfD**, for its part, described the results as 'sensational' and its co-leader, **Tino Chrupalla**, said it had a mandate to govern and showed willingness to talk with other parties. The far-right party interprets these results as a demand for 'real change' from citizens, a message that, according to them, the **CDU** is not picking up, especially in the east of the country.
## CDU in free fall in the capital
In **Berlin**, the situation is equally unfavorable for the **CDU**. The party **The Left** has won victory in the German capital, being the most voted party with **25.3%**. **AfD** positions itself as the third force with **16%**, gaining **7.2 points**. **SPD** comes fifth with **12%**, losing more than **6.3 points**. The **CDU**, which governed the capital together with the Social Democrats, has been the hardest hit by voters, losing around **9.2 points** and obtaining only **19%**. Despite the poor results, the governing mayor of **Berlin** admitted that 'We cannot soften the result', attributing the defeat to polarization between the **SPD** and the **AfD**. **AfD** leader **Alice Weidel** has warned that these results could have an echo in other regions of Germany, as peine after its victory in **Saxony-Anhalt** on **6 September 2021**, where it obtained approximately **44%** of the vote.
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