The AfD comes first in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Friedrich Merz's CDU misses the 5% threshold for the first time in its history
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the same fact, two accounts
LithuaniaVilnius first gauges the political weakening of Friedrich Merz, whose CDU fails for the first time in its history to enter a Landtag, before commenting on the AfD's breakthrough itself.
What each one tells
opposition
GreeceAthens is particularly focused on the European implications of the German double election: a weakened chancellor and a Berlin left, via Die Linke, which electrifies the left of the continent.
- Lithuania
CDU-centric
headlines about the election lead with the CDU's historic defeat and Friedrich Merz's reaction, relying on a comparison with the previous 1951 record rather than the AfD's platform.
of the AfD's isolation
coverage emphasizes the other parties' refusal to govern with the election winner rather than the content of its platform.
What the account puts first
GreecePartisan
coverage relays the reading of sister party Syriza-PS, which erects Die Linke's victory in Berlin as a symbol for the European left.
Institutional
the debate on CDU-AfD cooperation is presented mainly through the demand of the party's co-chair, without the internal arguments that divide the CDU on maintaining the protective wall.
- Lithuania
Reliance on foreign press
the possibility of a change in CDU leadership is reported through sources cited by the Financial Times, without attribution to a local source.
What it leans on
GreeceReliance on ARD's projection
several articles take up the public German broadcaster's initial estimates as reference figures, before the final results.
and the figures
4.9%
CDU score in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
% of votes
only one reports itthis press does not report this figure
38.2%
AfD score in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
% of votes
different figuresaround 38%
this press does not report this figure
Score of The Left in Berlin
% of votes
only one reports it25.3%