25 days ago · Berlin
AfD surges as Merz’s CDU suffers regional elections setback
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. France 24 English is the outlet attached so far. The reports are tied to Berlin. The first report grouped here was at 21 Sept 2026, 09:54 UTC. The headline in use is “AfD surges as Merz’s CDU suffers regional elections setback”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Another electoral setback for German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, as his centre-right CDU performed poorly in two state elections on Sunday. Projections showed the party failing to enter the state parliament in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where the far-right AfD came out on top, while the far-left Die Linke led the vote in…
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- France 24 EnglishAfD surges as Merz’s CDU suffers regional elections setback