# @cgtneurope on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DdjHCVQEwRL
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- **Posted:** 2026-09-21T12:00:17.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** CGTN Europe (@cgtneurope) — https://gondola.cc/cgtneurope

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Merz himself described Sunday's loss in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as a 'disaster' as his party for the first time missed the 5% threshold for entering a state parliament.⁣
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AfD took first place. While it fell well short of a majority, it was the second time the party had topped a state election within a month, which it sees as building momentum towards national power.⁣
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Merz's party also bled votes in a second election in the state of Berlin, which could see the far-left Die Linke party, the descendants of the party that once ran East Germany, take power in a coalition after winning most seats.⁣
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#merz #germany #elections #germanelections⁣

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