Published on
20/09/2026 – 13:43 GMT+2
Germans are heading to the polls on Sunday in two state elections that could prove decisive for Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s future.
In Berlin, Merz’s ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is facing a close fight against Die Linke, which has strong support among young people and has pledged measures to tackle the housing crisis.
In the coastal state of Mecklenburg–Western Pomerania in northeastern Germany, the main race is between the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the hard-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD).
The AfD comes into Sunday’s vote fresh off the back of its election success in…
Read the full article at EURONEWS.COM
