Yes. On September 20, 2026, an exit poll conducted for German public broadcaster ARD projected the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) at 37.0% in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, narrowly ahead of the governing Social Democrats at 35.5%. Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU slumped to about 5.5%, its worst result in any state election since 1949. Other parties rule out working with the AfD, so it is unlikely to form a government despite leading the vote.
Source: Reuters