Politics

'Disaster': Far-right tops another German state vote as Merz's CDU routed in worst result in decades

20.09.2026, 18:05

Preliminary elections results seen in the ARD TV Studios following the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania State Elections in Schwerin, Germany, 20 September 2026. (PAP/EPA/CARSTEN KOALL) — Chancellor Friedrich Merz called his party’s result in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania a “disaster” but vowed to press ahead with his reform agenda. (PAP/EPA)