German state elections: Chancellor Friedrich Merz vows to stay on despite a ‘disaster’ in the polls.
20 September 2026
Exit polls show damaging losses for Merz’s centre-right CDU party.
In the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU fell short of a 5% threshold to enter parliament and the Far-right AfD was on track to win the most votes.
Meanwhile in Berlin, the ruling CDU was on course to be beaten by Die Linke (The Left).
In the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU fell short of a 5% threshold to enter parliament and the Far-right AfD was on track to win the most votes.
Meanwhile in Berlin, the ruling CDU was on course to be beaten by Die Linke (The Left).