{
  "id": 8102513,
  "title": "ZDF-Politbarometer: Umfrage sieht SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vor der AfD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/zdf-politbarometer-umfrage-sieht-spd-in-mecklenburg-vorpommern-vor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-17T20:43:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Handelsblatt",
    "slug": "handelsblatt",
    "url": "https://www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deutschland/zdf-politbarometer-umfrage-sieht-spd-in-mecklenburg-vorpommern-vor-der-afd/100255474.html"
  },
  "original_language": "de",
  "account": "Schwerin - Three days before the upcoming Landtag election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, a ZDF poll indicates the Social Democratic Party (SPD) has overtaken the Alternative for Germany (AfD). However, the center-right CDU party is slipping further behind, coming close to the five-percent threshold. The SPD, led by Premier Manuela Schwesig, now receives 37 percent support, a 3 percentage point increase from the previous week. The AfD, now led by challenger Leif-Erik Holm, drops to 36 percent. The SPD has long lagged behind the AfD in surveys. Meanwhile, the center CDU party loses a point and falls to just 6 percent. The left-leaning parties also dip, with the SPD government coalition down by a point to 9 percent. The Green Party struggles to meet the five-percent threshold, receiving a static 5 percent in the poll. The Sahra Wagenknecht-led BSW party fails to cross the threshold with 4 percent. If voters were to directly elect the premier or premier, SPD Premier Schwesig leads with an unassailable 61 percent. Holm receives 30 percent of the vote.",
  "summary": "Nur noch wenige Tage bis zur Landtagswahl in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Eine neue Umfrage liegt vor – mit teils überraschenden Ergebnissen.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Handelsblatt",
        "title": "Vor der Landtagswahl: Umfrage: AfD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zwei Punkte vor SPD",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/vor-der-landtagswahl-umfrage-afd-in-mecklenburg-vorpommern-zwei",
        "published": "2026-09-16T07:30:25.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}