CDU and Left locked in tight Berlin race as AfD surges in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania held state elections on Saturday, with polls showing a tight race between the Left and the CDU in Berlin, while the AfD and Greens trailed closely. In Berlin, the Left and CDU were neck and neck at 20-23%, with the AfD at 18% and the Greens at 16%, according to recent surveys. The SPD, meanwhile, saw its support drop to 10-12%, down from 18.4% in 2023.
In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the CDU risked falling below the 5% threshold, with a ZDF poll giving it just 6%, compared to 13.3% in 2021. The AfD, which secured 44% in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks prior, was poised for another strong showing. SPD Minister-President Manuela Schwesig campaigned under the slogan “One Woman Against Blue” to counter the AfD’s rise.
In Berlin, CDU lead candidate Stefan Evers replaced incumbent Kai Wegner, who stepped down amid criticism over his handling of a January power outage. Evers framed the election as a choice between his party and the Left, accusing the latter of tolerating anti-Semitism and police hostility. Polls suggested neither a CDU-SPD nor a Left-Greens-SPD coalition would secure a majority, leaving coalition options uncertain.
Around 2.5 million voters in Berlin and 1.3 million in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania were eligible to cast ballots. The elections followed a ZDF projection on Sept. 11 showing the Left at 23%, CDU at 21%, AfD at 17%, Greens at 16%, and SPD at 10% in Berlin . In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the CDU’s decline raised concerns about its political survival .
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