# Germany: Far right leads in upcoming state election polls

https://mins.news/en/item/54297

- DW, 2026-09-11 09:02 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-far-right-lead-in-upcoming-state-election-polls/live-79223427?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> A new poll puts the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at 37%, three points ahead of the governing center-left Social Democratic Party, before next week’s state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Former Chancellor Angela Merkel has urged people to actively defend democracy and freedom.

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