# Exit polls show Merz’s party suffering heavy losses in two German state elections

https://mins.news/en/video/66490

- euronews, 2026-09-20 18:37 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rT_nVW20wrA

> Exit polls indicate heavy losses for Friedrich Merz’s centre-right Christian Democratic Union in two German state elections. In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the CDU is projected to win just 5.5%, its worst result there since World War II, while coming second overall with 20%, behind the Left party on 24.5%.

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