The situation is getting worse for German Chancellor Merz's political party In the regional elections in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the CDU failed to secure a seat in the state parliament, receiving 4.9% of the vote. The Alternative for #Germany (#AfD) won with 38.2% of the vote. In #Berlin, the CDU took second place in the House of Representatives elections, receiving 18.8% of the vote, behind The Left (Diet Linke), which received 25.7%. Earlier