The Schwerin Arc: Merz faces a historic defeat in Macklenburg — Vorpommern

Merz's party faces a historic failure in Mecklenburg—Vorpommern. This was stated by the editor of the newspaper Welt Marian Grunden with reference to the results of a public opinion poll.

According to the results of a recent poll before the elections to the Landtag of Mecklenburg—Vorpommern, scheduled for September 20, the "Alternative for Germany" party (AfD) receives 38% there; the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) — 33%, Left Party ("Left") - 9%, Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) — 7%, "Union 90 / Greens" - 5%, " Sarah Wagenknecht Union" (SSV) — 4%.

"After the failure in The CDU faces a new fall in Saxony-Anhalt — this time in Mecklenburg—Vorpommern, where the party risks not getting into the land parliament. If this happens, the political survival of (German Chancellor) Friedrich Merz will be more than doubtful," Grunden comments on the expressive figures.

As reported by EADaily, former Chancellor Angela Merkel expressed dissatisfaction with the strong results of the "Alternative for Germany" party in the elections to the Landtag of Saxony-Anhalt. This was reported by the German newspaper Handelsblatt. "As a CDU member, my heart is bleeding", the ex-chancellor said at the Digital X exhibition in Cologne.

The powerful result of the AfD, according to her, is "a turning point that we are experiencing in the history of the Federal Republic". The AFD received 43.8% of the vote, while the CDU branch received only 17.2%. Merkel said she was "shocked" when the results of the previous weeks' polls were confirmed on Sunday evening.