General
First Exit Polls: AfD Wins 37 Percent in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Die Linke Leads in Berlin
Early exit polls from German state elections show the AfD securing 37 percent of votes in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke leading with 24.5 percent in Berlin. These results intensify pressure on Chancellor Friedrich Merz and his CDU, as poor performance risks internal party challenges amid concerns over economic struggles and the rise of the far-right AfD.
Ozetta summarises; the reporting is the newsroom's