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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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.
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opposition
SerbiaBelgrade is particularly mindful of Warsaw's warning about the rise of the AfD, with Poland fearing that German rearmament and nationalism could form a dangerous mix
- 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
Lithuania onlySerbiathis perspective does not carry this information
- Lithuania
this perspective does not carry this information
What it leaves out
Serbia onlySerbiathe final result in Berlin
the press pool cites the uncertainty of the Berlin election before the vote, without reporting its final results.
- 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
SerbiaReliance on news agencies
the article relies on agency dispatches rather than its own reporting for the results and context.
and the figures
4.9%
CDU score in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
% of votes
different figures5.2%
38.2%
AfD score in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
% of votes
different figures37.7%
this press does not report this figure
Score of The Left in Berlin
% of votes
this press does not report this figure