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

https://mins.news/en/video/55932

- France 24 English, 2026-09-12 14:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoKGVwl_af8

> 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.

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