Published Sep 16, 2026, 7:28 AM ET · Updated 2 months ago · 1 source

Merz's fate in the balance as second eastern German state goes to the polls

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Germany's struggling Chancellor Friedrich Merz will be relying on the popular centre-left state premier in the eastern region of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania to keep out the far right in an election on Sunday which may decide his political survival.