Berlin state election voting begins

Polls open across Berlin as voters decide on a new state parliament amid housing shortages and rising support for the AfD party.

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AfD leads with 37% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke leads with 24.5% in Berlin as voting concludes.

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Merz rejects calls to step down as CDU chairman and chancellor following regional election losses in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

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Demands federal government to review its course following the regional election results, as pressure mounts on the ruling coalition.

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Plummets the CDU to 4.8 percent in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as the AfD gains ground, prompting party leader Merz to vow a continuation of his current reform course.

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Confirmed the CDU's exit from the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament as the AfD secures a first-place victory over the SPD.

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Confirmed the BSW failed to enter the Berlin state parliament, while the Left Party secured a victory in the capital alongside the CDU's historic exit in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

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Grows the AfD lead in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as latest projections confirm the party's surge, further cementing the CDU's historic failure to secure a seat.

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Deals a blow to Chancellor Friedrich Merz as the AfD overtakes the SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, leaving the CDU below the five percent threshold.

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Confirms the BSW also failed to clear the five percent threshold, deepening the political crisis for the CDU alongside the AfD's regional victory.

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Confirmed the CDU failed to clear the threshold in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, losing all parliamentary seats following the AfD's regional election victory.

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Die Linke wins Berlin state election with 25.7% of the vote as the governing CDU and SPD coalition loses its majority

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Central Council of Jews urges SPD and Greens to block coalition with Die Linke after the party wins 25.7% of the vote in Berlin

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Pursues a coalition with the Greens and Die Linke as the SPD moves forward with formal government formation plans following the Berlin election results.

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Commits to a coalition with the SPD as CDU leader Friedrich Merz signals a shift in strategy following the Berlin election results.

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Concludes vote counting as AfD wins Mecklenburg with 38.2% and CDU falls to 4.9%, while Die Linke takes the most votes in Berlin.

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Faces political crisis as Chancellor Friedrich Merz addresses historic election defeats, confirming no leadership challenge has been initiated within the CDU.

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Vows to maintain the governing coalition in Berlin after regional election defeats, rejecting leadership changes within the CDU.

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