# AfD threatens fresh blow to Merz as two German states hold key vote

https://mins.news/en/video/66355

- France 24 English, 2026-09-20 14:56 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CU5k9DeLkUw

> Voters are going to the polls in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD is expected to make further gains after its historic win in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks ago. The vote is a major test of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ability to stay in power, although the party has no realistic route to power in Berlin.

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