Germany’s latest state elections have delivered major gains for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and a first-place finish for the Left Party in Berlin, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) suffered a historic defeat in the northeastern state. The AfD won 38.

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BERLIN: Germany's far-right AfD predicted on Monday (Sep 21) that Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be out of office before the end of the year, a day after his centre-right CDU party suffered two bruising state election defeats.The Alternative for Germany came first in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-West

Germany’s political landscape has been severely shaken following a brutal round of state elections in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin. For Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his ruling...