Merz Says He Will Stay in Power Despite Another Loss to AfD
Germany’s right-wing Alternative for Germany party won its second regional election in a major victory on Sunday, dealing another blow to the country’s embattled, center-right Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
TL;DR
- AfD won the regional election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 38% of the vote.
- This is the second regional election won by the AfD.
- The Social Democratic Party on the Left received 35% of the vote.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union obtained 4.9% of the vote.