# Germany: CDU suffers crushing defeat in regional elections

https://mins.news/en/item/67034

- France 24, 2026-09-21 08:44 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/germany-cdu-suffers-a-crushing-defeat-in-the-regional-elections

> Germany’s regional elections produced mixed results for the major parties. The far-right AfD won the largest share in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania but remains isolated after other parties rejected coalition talks, giving incumbent SPD premier Manuela Schwesig a viable route to form a government. The Left led in Berlin. The CDU’s poor performance in both contests increases pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his conservative bloc. Merz said his government would continue its reforms and urged supporters not to dwell only on failures.

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