https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/two-german-states-go-to-the-polls-after-far-right-gainsContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/two-german-states-go-to-the-polls-after-far-right-gainshttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/two-german-states-go-to-the-polls-after-far-right-gains#u78597Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:05:41 +0000German Chancellor Friedrich Merz called state election results a disaster after his Christian Democratic Union party faced a dire defeat. Exit polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany party winning another state election and capturing its second first-place result this year. Merz remains defiant, vowing to press ahead with his government reform agenda despite facing heavy pressure and political squeezing from both the far-right and left parties. The results bring the far-right closer to regional power than at any time since World War Two.Why it mattersThe state elections served as a ke