Election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Northeast AfD ahead of SPD - ARD: CDU flying out of state parliament for the first time
Historical CDU fiasco: For the first time in its history, the Chancellor's party may fail to pass the five percent hurdle in a state. The strongest force on the Baltic Sea and Lake District is the AfD ahead of the SPD.
The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) of Chancellor Friedrich Merz may have been voted out of the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament for the first time in its history. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, led by Leif-Erik Holm, appears to have won the most seats, with 38.1-38.3% of the vote, while the Social Democratic Party (SPD) of Minister-President Manuela Schwesig secured 35.4-35.5%.
The CDU suffered a significant loss, with 4.9-5% of the vote, and may not enter the state parliament. Schwesig's SPD and Holm's AfD have both claimed the right to form the next government.
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