Election in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: AfD in the lead, SPD battered, CDU out: What's next in MV?
This election evening in Schwerin turned into a nail-biter. In the end, there is a historic result that shakes up the party landscape. Nevertheless, the old prime minister is likely to be the new one too.
The AfD has emerged as the largest party in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 38.2% of the vote, narrowly beating the SPD led by Minister-President Manuela Schwesig, which secured 35.5%. The Left and Greens will enter the Schwerin state parliament with 6.5% and 5.7% respectively, while the CDU, led by Daniel Peters, failed to clear the 5% threshold with 4.9% and will not enter the parliament.
The AfD's strong performance gives it significant political weight, and its candidate Leif-Erik Holm claimed a "government mandate", although it is unlikely to form a government.
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