Germany’s CDU Faces First Postwar Exit From State Parliament in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

TREE NEWS update: Chancellor Friedrich Merz called the result in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern a “disaster” as the CDU’s vote share slid to about 4.9% from 13.3% in 2021, putting it at risk of falling below the 5% threshold and losing representation in a state parliament for the first time since World War II. The far-right Alternative for Germany more than doubled its support to roughly 38%, becoming the state’s strongest party. The CDU also suffered a heavy defeat in Berlin’s state election the same evening, where the Left party took first place.