Berlin State Election: 2nd Place
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The Alternative for Germany (AfD) continues its winning streak, while Merz's party suffers its worst defeat in history and remains outside parliament.
SPD in crisis: Election winner and loser put pressure on Bas and Klingbeil
The Left won the elections to the Berlin House of Deputies, gaining 25.7% of the vote, Tagesschau reports. They are followed by the CDU, with 18.8% of the vote, the Alternative for Germany with 16.3%, the Greens (14.3%) and the SPD (12.1%). Thus, the ruling coalition of the CDU and SPD has lost its majority, the TV channel notes. In the elections in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the AfD won, with 38.2% of the vote. The CDU gained 4.9% of the vote and did not overcome the five percent barrier to enter the state parliament. RBC always at hand - download the app for iOS and Android
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The Left Party won the elections to the Berlin House of Deputies In the elections to the Berlin House of Deputies, which took place on September 20, the Left Party took first place, receiving 25.7% of the votes (an increase of 13.5 percentage points compared to the 2023 elections). This follows from official preliminary data released on the night of Monday, September 21. In second place is the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) with 18.8%, in third place is the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) with 16.3% [in reply to: Elections in Germany: AfD gains a record 44% in Saxony-Anhalt About 1.7 million voters took part in the elections. The turnout, according to preliminary estimates, is significantly higher than in 2021. The leader of the AfD list, Ulrich Sigmund, called the results "historic". Party co-chair Alice Weidel announced a "clear mandate to form a government." U. Sigmund had previously stated that he was only prepared to lead a government with an absolute majority for his party and did not intend to join a coalition. ]
Merz's party has lost the third state election in 2 weeks: the CDU has been eliminated from the regional parliament for the first time
The worst result was in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: Chancellor Friedrich Merz's Christian Democratic Union received only 4.9% compared to 13.3% in 2021 and did not overcome the five-percent threshold. This is the first time in history that the CDU has not entered the parliament of one of the German states, and the party's worst result in state elections since 1949, reports Tagesschau.
In the Berlin elections, which took place on the same day, the CDU received 18.8% compared to 28.2% in 2023 and came in second place after the Left Party. The current coalition of the CDU and the SPD has lost its majority. Two weeks earlier, support for the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt had fallen from 37.1% to 17.2%. The far-right Alternative for Germany won there with a record 43.8%. Thus, in the last three state elections, Merz's party lost between 8.4 and 19.9 percentage points of support compared to its previous result. Add News.LIVE as a reliable news source on Google
In state parliamentary elections held in Berlin and the northeast of Germany, the far-right AfD made significant gains, making it the largest party in the northeast. Calls for resignation for Chancellor Merz, who suffered a crushing defeat, are also emerging.
Berlin election 2026 - preliminary result: Left Party wins ahead of CDU, AfD in third place
Berlin election 2026 - preliminary result: Left Party wins ahead of CDU, AfD in third place
The Left party overtook the CDU to win the Berlin parliamentary elections.
Germany's Far-Right Party Wins Second Consecutive Local Election... Ruling CDU Sufferes Historic Crushing Defeat (Roundup 2)
Following the elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Friedrich Merz describes the results as disastrous and calls for an emergency meeting. The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party advances and comes in second in Berlin.
Berlin election: Left Party wins state parliament election – CDU in second place
Far-Left Die Linke Surges to First Place in Berlin Regional Elections — Exit Poll
The Left Party leads in the Berlin House of Representatives elections with 24.5%, while the AfD has 16%.
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party makes strong gains in state elections and comes in second in Berlin. [in reply to: What does the rise of the AfD in Germany mean?! The election campaign of the party accused of extremism and closeness to Russia: - Normalization of German-Russian relations
- Stopping immigration
- Restarting the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines
- Leaving the European Union.
THE LEFT PARTY LEADING THE ELECTIONS TO THE BERLIN CHAMBER OF DEPUTY WITH 24.5% OF THE VOTES, BEHIND IT IS MERZ'S CDU PARTY WITH 20% OF THE VOTES, AND THIRD IS THE ADF WITH 16% - EXIT POLL
Far-Right AfD Seen at 16% in Berlin State Election - Exit Poll
Centre-Left SPD Seen at 12% in Berlin State Election - Exit Poll
Berlin election: How the CDU and the Left Party are fighting for the Red City Hall
Berlin election poll: CDU and Left Party neck and neck – SPD plummets, BSW at 5 percent
Berlin election poll: CDU and Left Party neck and neck – SPD plummets, BSW at 5 percent
Berlin election poll: CDU and Left Party neck and neck – SPD plummets, BSW at 5 percent
ZDF-Politbarometer: AfD und SPD laut Umfrage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vorn, Linke und CDU in Berlin
ZDF-Politbarometer: AfD und SPD laut Umfrage in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vorn, Linke und CDU in Berlin
Poll: Left Party in first place in Berlin – CDU close behind, red-black coalition mathematically without a majority
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Parliamentary elections to elect the Abgeordnetehaus of Berlin are scheduled to take place in Berlin on September 20, 2026.
This market will resolve to the political party that wins the second-greatest number of seats in the formal deliberative assembly of Berlin (Abgeordnetenhaus) as a result of this election.
If voting in the Berlin election for the Abgeordnetenhaus does not occur by December 31, 2026, this market will resolve to "Other".
The named parties or coalitions will be primarily ranked by the number of seats won in the specified election. If two or more parties are tied on seats, ties will be broken by the total number of valid second votes (Zweitstimme) received, with higher vote totals ranking higher. If parties remain tied, ties will be broken by alphabetical order of the listed party names/abbreviations. This market will resolve to the party that occupies the second finishing position after applying this ranking.
This market's resolution will be based solely on the number of seats won by the named party or coalition.
This market will resolve based on the election results, as indicated by a consensus of credible reporting. If there is ambiguity, this market will resolve based solely on the official results as reported by the Election Office of Berlin (Landeswahlleiter Berlin https://www.berlin.de/wahlen/)