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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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
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opposition
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.
- Serbia
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What the account puts first
Lithuania onlyLithuaniaCDU-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.
- Serbia
the final result in Berlin
the press pool cites the uncertainty of the Berlin election before the vote, without reporting its final results.
What it leaves out
Serbia onlyLithuaniathis perspective does not carry this information
- Serbia
Reliance on news agencies
the article relies on agency dispatches rather than its own reporting for the results and context.
What it leans on
LithuaniaReliance 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.
and the figures
5.2%
CDU score in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
% of votes
different figures4.9%
37.7%
AfD score in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
% of votes
different figures38.2%
this press does not report this figure
Score of The Left in Berlin
% of votes
this press does not report this figure