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Germans vote in state elections threatening fresh blow to Merz
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Le Monde [en] · Western Europe
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party secured more than 37% in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In Berlin, the radical left-wing party Die Linke soundly defeated Chancellor Merz's CDU.
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