2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election

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The 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election was held on 20 September 2026 to elect the 9th Landtag of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The 2026 Berlin state election took place on the same day, two weeks after the AfD won the 2026 Saxony-Anhalt state election that potentially mobilised support for the Social Democratic Party (SPD). The election had a high voter turnout of 78.1%. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) doubled its vote share to 38%, but is not expected to form a government due to the German firewall policy. The governing Social Democratic Party (SPD) suffered minor losses, dropping to 35%, while the co-governing The Left and the Greens held on to five seats each and will likely join a red–red–green coalition. The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 4.9% and the Free Democratic Party (FDP) at 1.0% failed to pass the 5% electoral threshold, losing all their representation. The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) with 4.8% also failed to secure any seats. In the context of the 2026 Merz...

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