# Germany: Polls open in two key state elections

https://mins.news/en/item/66026

- DW, 2026-09-20 06:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/germany-polls-open-in-two-key-state-elections/live-79322092?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Voting has begun in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD is expected to gain and the result could determine whether Chancellor Friedrich Merz remains in power. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the SPD faces the AfD, while Merz’s CDU must clear the 5% threshold to enter the state parliament.

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