World News: AfD Pushes For Gains As Germany’s Mecklenburg State Goes To Polls | Times Now World

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Alternative for Germany (AfD) lead candidate Leif-Erik Holm cast his ballot in Schwerin on Sunday as voters in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania elected a new state parliament, with the far-right party seeking further gains in eastern Germany. About 1.3 million people are eligible to vote, with polling stations scheduled to close at 6 p.m. local time. A ZDF poll published on Sept. 17 put the Social Democrats (SPD) at 37% and the AfD at 36%, a difference within the survey’s margin of error. The election follows the AfD’s 43.8% result in Saxony-Anhalt on Sept. 6, its strongest performance in a German state election, while the party also made gains in Baden-Wuerttemberg and Rhineland-Palatinate earlier this year. #germany #germanyelection #germanyelection2026 #mecklenburgvorpommern #mecklenburgwestpomerania #afd #afdgermany #afd #leiferikholm #afdvsspd #spd #manuelaschwesig #germanpolitics #germanstateelection #easterngermany #afdnews #europe #europenews #worldnews #breakingnews In this Tim

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