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AfD leads projections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with SPD close behind
Figures released by ARD and ZDF show AfD narrowly ahead in the regional election. Manuela Schwesig’s SPD follows closely, while the CDU is hovering around the threshold to stay in parliament.
Regional elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania point to a very tight race between AfD and the governing SPD, according to projections and early estimates from ARD and ZDF cited by Der Spiegel.
Under the projections, the SPD is on between 35.5 and 36.5 percent, while AfD stands between 37 and 38 percent. Early estimates place AfD between 37.1 and 37.8 percent, with the SPD at 35.6 to 36.3 percent.
According to the same figures, the CDU is on 5 to 5.5 percent, leaving it just above the threshold needed to remain in the state parliament. The Greens are seen at 5 to 5.5 percent and The Left at 6 to 7.5 percent. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance is at 4.8 to 5 percent, meaning its entry into the Schwerin legislature is still uncertain.
Der Spiegel reported that AfD would post a sharp gain compared with the 2021 election. It also said that, because no other party is willing to form a coalition with AfD, the SPD led by Minister-President Manuela Schwesig would still be in a position to keep governing. But the current SPD-Left coalition would not have enough support to continue on these numbers.
ZDF put turnout at 75.5 percent, above the roughly 70.8 percent recorded in 2021. Der Spiegel also reported that the FDP is clearly set to miss re-entry, with 1 to 1.1 percent.
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About this piece. Written by El Notero with AI assistance, from reporting published by the outlet cited above. El Notero did no original reporting on this story.
