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- Sep 21
CDU exits Mecklenburg parliament and loses Berlin as AfD and Die Linke advance
Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected calls to resign after the CDU dropped below the 5% threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and lost to Die Linke in Berlin on 20 September 2026.
- Sep 20
AfD wins in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as Die Linke takes Berlin and CDU falls below 5%
The Alternative for Germany finished first in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 38.2% of the vote, while Die Linke won Berlin with 25.6%. Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected calls to resign after the CDU fell below the 5% parliamentary threshold in Schwerin.
- Sep 20
AfD leads SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election as CDU drops near 5% threshold
Initial projections from the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election place the AfD slightly ahead of the SPD at 37% to 38%, while the CDU falls to approximately 5%.
- Sep 20
Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Opens State Election Polls as SPD and AfD Compete
Voting opened at 08:00 across Mecklenburg-Vorpommern for 1.3 million eligible voters, marking the first state election with voting permitted from age 16.
- Aug 27
Schwarz Group plans 5.6 billion euro data center in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
The Lidl owner will build a 240-megawatt computing facility in Dummerstorf near Rostock, powered by Baltic wind energy and connected by 2027.
- Jul 31
Germany deports 9,663 people in H1 2026, down from 11,800; AfD slams 'disaster'
Germany deported 9,663 people between January and June 2026, down from more than 11,800 in the same period last year, according to interior ministry figures. The opposition AfD called the migration policy a 'disaster', while Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt insisted the government's course is working.
- Jun 13
Schwesig secures 98.9% SPD nomination as Mecklenburg-Vorpommern braces for September election
SPD delegates in Wismar gave Manuela Schwesig a near-unanimous vote of confidence on Saturday. The incumbent minister-president now faces an AfD that leads by 9 points in polls, 14 weeks before election day.
