Exit polls in Germany's Mecklenburg-Pomerania state put the far-right AfD in first place, while the Left party led in Berlin, according to ANSA. The projections were reported on Sunday, 20 September 2026.
In Mecklenburg-Pomerania, ANSA reports the AfD at 37 percent in the exit poll, with the CDU on 5.5 percent. Corriere della Sera carried the same figures. Il Fatto Quotidiano put the AfD at 38 percent and the CDU at 5 percent, describing the result for Chancellor Friedrich Merz's party as a disaster in the state.
Merz himself called the outcome "a disaster," ANSA reported. According to Il Sole 24 ORE, he said he would press ahead with reforms.
In Berlin, the Left party came first, ANSA reported. Merz was scheduled to speak at 18:00, according to Corriere della Sera.
The two votes took place on the same day, with ANSA describing the Mecklenburg-Pomerania figures as an exit poll and later reporting first projections. The results, as reported, point to a weak showing for the CDU in the northeastern state and a strong one for the Left in the capital.
Attention now turns to Merz's scheduled address and to the official counts, which will confirm or revise the exit poll numbers reported by ANSA and other outlets.