Merz under pressure after election blow

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called a local election defeat
for his party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), a “disaster”
but vowed to remain in office

GERMANY

Mecklenburg-
Western Pomerania
CDU falls short
of 5% threshold
to enter state
parliament.
Far-right AfD party
wins most votes
Berlin

CDU defeated
by Die Linke
(The Left).
Result means
previous CDU
-SPD coalition
no longer has
a majority

Saxony-Anhalt: Sep 6 election sees CDU
vote halved and AfD win major victory

SEATS IN STATE PARLIAMENT
(based on preliminary results) 

Berlin

47
22
26
34
29

Total seats: 158

Mecklenburg-
Western Pomerania

5
29
5
32

Total seats: 71

Left

SPD Social
Democrats

Greens

CDU Christian
Democrats

AfD Alternative
for Germany

Sources: BBC, DW, Berlin’s State Returning Officer
Picture: Getty Images
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