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QuoteOne in Two Young Female Voters Backed Radical Socialist Die Linke Party in Berlin Elections
Young women voters were a driving force behind the victory in Berlin on Sunday for the far-left Die Linke party, the descendant of East Germany's former communist ruling party.
QuoteThe far-left party, a reformulation of the Socialist Unity Party, which once ruled with an iron fist for four decades over the Soviet satellite state of East Germany, took in 25.7 per cent of the vote, up from 12.2 in 2023. In comparison, just 18.8 per cent backed the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), down from 28.2 per cent three years ago.
QuoteDie Linke was bolstered largely by the youth vote, with exit polls finding that the party won 43 per cent of the under-25 vote in Berlin, up 25 points from the last election. The party performed even better among the 25 to 34-year-old age bracket, winning 49 per cent of the vote, Tagesschau reports. They also dominated among first-time voters at 39 per cent, with the Greens coming in a distant second at 14 per cent.
QuoteGerman Chancellor Friedrich Merz on Sunday described his CDU party's heavy losses in two regional elections as a "disaster", but vowed to push ahead with a reform drive. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party took first place in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, exit polls showed, and also gained in strength in another election in Berlin.Cover image: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's televised address seen from a TV studio in Schwerin on September 20, 2026. © Marcus Brandt, AFP
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said he plans to stay in office after his party's losses in two state elections on Sunday, and again doubled down on the government's plans for potentially painful reforms to Europe's biggest economy.
Exit polls indicated that Germany's far-right AfD party was set to win 37% in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, ahead of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) on 35.5% and far in front of Merz's conservatives, who got 5.5% and barely crossed the threshold to enter the state parliament, according to exit polls on ARD public television.
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Initial results from the latest election in Germany are in. In Berlin, initial data indicates a victory for the far-left Die Linke party with over 25%, followed by the CDU at 20%, and the Greens in third place with around 15%, neck and neck with the far-right AfD. The latter is ahead of the 2023 polls, when it had 9%, but down from the polls.
AfD won with 37% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, ahead of the SPD at 35.5%, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz's CDU stopped at 5.5%, just above the threshold.
"Dear Berliners, today we are changing our city. We have made history today in Berlin," said Elif Eralp, a candidate for the left-wing Left Party in the capital. "The message of love and justice has triumphed over hatred," she added.
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AfD party co-leader Tino Chrupalla reacts to preliminary results in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania state elections following the closure of polling stations on September 20, 2026 in Schwerin, Germany. | Sean Gallup/Getty Images
Germany's increasingly embattled Chancellor Friedrich Merz conceded that a key regional election on Sunday was a "disaster" as exit polls suggested the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was on course for its second win in two weeks.
He pushed back, however, against increasing speculation that he would have to step down and vowed to push through his reform agenda as chancellor with "backbone, steadfastness, and patience."
An exit poll on the ARD broadcaster put the AfD's vote in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania at 37% — just ahead of the center-left Social Democratic Party on 35.5%. The AfD's national co-leader, Tino Chrupalla, called the initial Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania result a "sensation."