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
NorwayOslo is particularly mindful of the historic collapse of the CDU and the retention of Friedrich Merz, more so than the AfD's breakthrough already seen in Saxony-Anhalt two weeks prior, as coalition arithmetic takes shape in Schwerin and Berlin.
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.
- Norway
focused on Merz's survival
the narrative highlights the chancellor's reaction rather than the AfD's platform or demands.
Omission of the AfD's platform
the articles detail the party's exclusion from possible coalitions without citing its positions.
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.
- Norway
Reliance on exit polls
the AfD's initial figure is based on an agency's projection rather than a definitive result.
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
this press does not report this figure
AfD score in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
% of votes
only one reports itaround 38%
25.7%
Score of The Left in Berlin
% of votes
different figures25.3%