# Merz decries ‘disaster’ as far-right AfD poised for major regional election win

https://mins.news/en/item/66661

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-09-21 01:04 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/merz-decries-disaster-as-far-right-afd-party-set-for-big-win-in-regional-german-elections/

> The Kremlin-friendly far-right Alternative for Germany was projected to lead Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania’s regional election with 38.2%, ahead of the SPD’s 35.4%. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU won only 4.9%, putting its state-parliament entry at risk. Merz called the result a “disaster” but said he would remain in office.

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