# AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election, exit poll shows

https://mins.news/en/item/66464

- TASS, 2026-09-20 18:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2190327

> Alternative for Germany is ahead in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election with about 37%, narrowly leading the SPD at roughly 35.5%, according to ARD exit polls. The Left is on around 7.5%, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU fell to 5.5%, its worst result in a state election.

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