Yesterday’s elections in the states of Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania resulted in a major defeat for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democrats.
In both states, Chancellor Merz’s party was defeated. In the German capital, it lost to the Left Party (Die Linke), while in Mecklenburg it recorded historically low results.
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After a meeting of his party’s executive committee, the Chancellor spoke of a “disastrous result, especially in Mecklenburg,” but added that he would continue as party chairman and chancellor and that the country would need wide-ranging reforms.
In Berlin, according to initial exit polls, the Left Party scored a major victory, finishing first with 26% of the vote.
The Christian Democrats came in second (20%), and the Green Party came in third (15.5%). The far-right AfD party garnered 13.5% of the vote, while the Social Democrats (SPD) received 12%.
In Berlin, it is highly likely that Elif Erap, of Turkish descent and leader of the Die Linke party, will become the new mayor and governor of the city-state.
The far-right AfD scored a significant victory in the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where it finished first with 38% of the vote.
The Social Democrats came in second with 36.5%, the Left Party third with 6%, and the Greens followed with 5.5%.
As for the Chancellor’s party, the Christian Democrats, it was in a tight race until the early hours of the morning, hovering around 5%—the threshold for entering the state parliament. However, it fell short, as with 4.9% of the vote, it ultimately failed to secure a seat in the Mecklenburg State Parliament.
Source: KYPE
