Center-left SPD in close finish with AfD in regional election | DW News

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Manuela Schwesig, the Social Democratic premier of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, is defiant after her party came second in regional elections, according to early exit polls. The center-left SPD is on track to win 36%, behind the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) which came first at 38%. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) fell to just 5%, with final results still to be confirmed. #dwnews For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dwnews ►TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dwnews ►Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/ ►Twitter: https://twitter.com/dwnews ►Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/user/DWNews/ Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https://www.youtube.com/dwdeutsch Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1

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