PoliticsGermany: AfD leads in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Merz's CDU slumps to 7%

Name: Germany: AfD leads in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Merz's CDU slumps to 7%
Uploaded: 2026-09-12T14:37:47.000Z
Description: A new ZDF poll puts Germany’s far-right AfD ahead of the field before the September 20 regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right CDU has dropped to just 7%, which would be the party’s worst-ever result in a German regional election.

A new ZDF poll puts Germany’s far-right AfD ahead of the field before the September 20 regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s centre-right CDU has dropped to just 7%, which would be the party’s worst-ever result in a German regional election.

France 24 English 2026-09-12 14:37