AfD and the Left Party lead in German state election polls

In a state election poll aired on ZDF’s Politbarometer, the AfD ranked first in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 37 percent. Ahead of the September 20 election in Berlin, the Left Party stood at 23 percent, followed by the CDU at 21 percent, the AfD at 17 percent and the SPD at 10 percent.

Scraper SystemSeptember 11, 2026, 06:02 PM

AfD and the Left Party lead in German state election polls

In a poll aired on ZDF’s Politbarometer, the AfD maintained its lead in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 37 percent. The SPD ranked second with 34 percent, while the Left Party stood at 10 percent, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) at 7 percent, the Greens at 5 percent and the Alliance for Social Justice and Economic Understanding (BSW) at 4 percent.

The AfD needs a coalition

The current figures show that the AfD would not secure an outright majority in the state parliament with 37 percent of the vote. The party would need to form a coalition with another political party to establish a government.

The established political parties in Germany’s opposition to forming coalitions with the AfD is regarded as one of the main factors that could make it difficult to form a government after the election.

The SPD came first in 2021

In the last state parliament election held in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in 2021, the SPD came first with 39.6 percent and formed a coalition government. In the same election, the AfD received 16.7 percent, the CDU 13.3 percent, the Left Party 9.9 percent and the Greens 6.3 percent.

The Left Party leads in Berlin

In a poll on the state parliament election to be held in Berlin on September 20, the Left Party leads with 23 percent. The CDU was measured at 21 percent, the AfD at 17 percent, the Greens at 16 percent, the SPD at 10 percent and the BSW at 3 percent.

The last state parliament election in Berlin was held in 2023. The CDU came first with 28.2 percent, while the SPD and the Greens each received 18.4 percent, the Left Party 12.2 percent and the AfD 9.1 percent.

AfD and the Left Party lead in German state election polls