Left Party leads Berlin state election with 24.5%, AfD tops Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

September 20, 2026 at 09:44 PM2 min

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The Left Party leads Berlin's state election with 24.5% of the vote, according to ARD exit polls, while the AfD tops Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 37%. Voting ended at 18:00 local time in both states. No party is projected to win an absolute majority in either state parliament.

Key Facts

ARD exit polls show the Left Party at 24.5% in Berlin, up 12.3 points from 2023.
The AfD leads Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 37%, more than doubling its 2021 result.
In Berlin, the CDU is second with 20%, the AfD third with 16%, the Greens fourth with 15%, and the SPD fifth with 12%.
Projected seat distribution in Berlin: Left Party 42, CDU 34, AfD 27, Greens 26, SPD 21, BSW 9.
Projected seat distribution in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern: AfD 27, SPD 26, Left Party 6, CDU 4, Greens 4, BSW 4.

Berlin Results

The Left Party won 24.5% of the vote in Berlin, according to ARD exit polls, placing it first. The CDU came second with 20%, followed by the AfD with 16%, the Greens with 15%, and the SPD with 12%. The BSW received 5% and the FDP 2.5%. Compared to the 2023 election, the Left Party gained 12.3 points, while the CDU lost 8.2, the SPD 6.4, and the Greens 3.4 points. The AfD increased its share by 6.9 points.

Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Results

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the AfD led with 37% of the vote, according to ARD exit polls. The SPD was second with 35.5%, followed by the Left Party with 7.5%, the CDU and Greens with 5.5% each, the BSW with 5%, and the FDP with 1.2%. The AfD more than doubled its 2021 result, gaining 20.3 points, while the SPD lost 4.1 points and the CDU lost 7.8 points.

Seat Projections

In Berlin's 159-seat parliament, the Left Party is projected to win 42 seats, the CDU 34, the AfD 27, the Greens 26, the SPD 21, and the BSW 9. No party reaches the 80 seats needed for an absolute majority. In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern's 71-seat parliament, the AfD is projected to win 27 seats, the SPD 26, the Left Party 6, and the CDU, Greens, and BSW 4 each. No party reaches the 36 seats needed for an absolute majority.