AfD makes final push for first place in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern vote

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2026-09-19

Berlin (dpa) - Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is making a final push to emerge as the strongest party in the north-eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern ahead of Sunday's state election. "We want to turn this state blue. Don't let the poll numbers unsettle you," lead candidate Enrico Schult told hundreds of supporters at the party's final campaign rally in the town of Demmin on Saturday. "We in the AfD are champing at the bit......

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