# Two German states vote after far-right gains

https://mins.news/en/item/66025

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-20 05:42 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/20/two-german-states-go-to-the-polls-after-far-right-gains?traffic_source=rss

> Around 3.8 million voters in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania are voting on Sunday. The AfD’s recent defeat of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU in Saxony-Anhalt has intensified pressure on him, while far-right and far-left gains in the two states could further affect his political standing.

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