26 days ago · Berlin
Far-right tops another German state vote as Merz’s conservatives routed in worst result since 1949
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a politics story. Times of India World and The Straits Times World are the outlets attached to this story. The reports are tied to Berlin. The first report grouped here was at 20 Sept 2026, 17:52 UTC. 6 material updates are listed in the timeline. The headline in use is “Far-right tops another German state vote as Merz’s conservatives routed in worst result since 1949”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
In another election in Berlin, the far-left Linke party was on 24. 5 per cent, ahead of Chancellor Merz’s party and the AfD.
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by The Straits Times World
Far-right AfD leads as Merz rues ‘disaster’ in worst state election result in postwar Germany
- New development reported by The Straits Times World
Far-right tops another German state vote as Merz’s conservatives routed in worst result since 1949
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
Far-right AfD ahead as Merz rues ‘disaster’ in worst state election result in postwar Germany
- Picked up by The Straits Times World
AfD ahead as Merz rues ‘disaster’ in worst state election result in postwar Germany
- severity changed
The assessed event severity changed.
- Picked up by Times of India World
Same story, different outlets
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