There is a risk that the German CDU's vote rate in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will fall below the 5% threshold. This will be the first time since World War II that the CDU has missed any state parliament. The party's vote rate has declined from 13.3% in 2021 to about 4.9% this evening. Meanwhile, the German Choice Party soared to about 38% of the vote, more than doubling the number of votes to become the largest party in the state. Chancellor Mertz called it a “disaster,” and there is no need to whitewash it. On the evening of the same day, the CDU also failed miserably in the Berlin state election, and the left-wing party took first place in Berlin. The final official results will determine whether the CDU crossed the threshold by surprise or set this negative historical record.

There is a risk that the German CDU's vote rate in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania will fall below the 5% threshold. This will be the first time since World War II that the CDU has missed any state parliament. The party's vote rate has declined from 13.3% in 2021 to about 4.9% this evening. Meanwhile, the German Choice Party soared to about 38% of the vote, more than doubling the number of votes to become the largest party in the state. Chancellor Mertz called it a “disaster,” and there is no need to whitewash it. On the evening of the same day, the CDU also failed miserably in the Berlin state election, and the left-wing party took first place in Berlin. The final official results will determine whether the CDU crossed the threshold by surprise or set this negative historical record.