# Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: Will the economy shape the vote?

https://mins.news/en/item/65564

- DW, 2026-09-19 14:51 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/mecklenburg-western-pomerania-will-economy-shape-the-vote/a-79298904?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Voters in Germany’s eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania go to the polls on Sunday, with the Social Democrats and far-right AfD running neck and neck. The state’s relatively stable growth, unemployment and wages, along with its agricultural, shipbuilding, maritime and tourism sectors, could influence the election.

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