# Can Germany’s ‘Lady in Red’ stop the AfD?

https://mins.news/en/video/65019

- DW News, 2026-09-18 23:25 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVjUWm4fH44

> Ahead of a regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, SPD politician Manuela Schwesig is trying to prevent the far-right AfD from securing another win in eastern Germany. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives face a potentially devastating defeat, while voters leaving traditional parties are asked whether the political center can win them back.

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