{
  "id": 6853629,
  "title": "Wahlen: CDU-Politiker in MV fürchten Scheitern an Fünf-Prozent-Hürde",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/wahlen-cdu-politiker-in-mv-furchten-scheitern-an-funf-prozent-hurde",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-12T03:00:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/wahlen-cdu-politiker-in-mv-fuerchten-scheitern-an-fuenf-prozent-huerde/100254021.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Marc Reinhardt, deputy chairman of the CDU faction in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, expresses concern over the party's prospects of entering the state parliament prior to the upcoming Landtag election. Reinhardt noted to the \"Tagesspiegel\" that there is apprehension regarding a failure to surpass the five-percent threshold. The \"Tagesspiegel\" also quoted former party and faction leader Eckhardt Rehberg, who stated that recent polls suggest the CDU may withdraw from the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state parliament. The state election is scheduled for September 20. According to a \"Wahlen Forschungsgruppe\" survey, the CDU currently stands at seven percent. If the party performs similarly in the election, it would represent its worst outcome in a state election since the establishment of the Federal Republic. CDU candidate Daniel Peters told Welt-TV that the party is confronting a serious situation due to the escalating intensity of the election campaign and persistent criticism of the federal government. \"We are in an existential battle now.\" Minister-President Schwesig is criticized for contributing to the CDU's weakened standing, as polls indicate she is strengthening the Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the Green Party, with Green co-chancellor Franziska Brantner also expressing her discontent. The \"Augsburger Allgemeine\" (Saturday) noted that Schwesig's electoral victory would be meaningless if the Green Party did not participate in the Landtag.",
  "summary": "Am 20. September wird in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ein neuer Landtag gewählt. Die CDU steht in Umfragen bei sieben Prozent - und rückt damit in die Nähe der Fünf-Prozent-Hürde.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Landtagswahlen: CDU-Politiker in MV fürchten Scheitern an Fünf-Prozent-Hürde",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/landtagswahlen-cdu-politiker-in-mv-furchten-scheitern-an-funf-prozent",
        "published": "2026-09-12T08:35:58.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}