Polling opened in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as voters in two German states cast ballots in elections closely watched after a breakthrough by the far-right Alternative for Germany, known as the AfD.
France 24 reported that the elections were taking place two weeks after the AfD won its first major regional election in Germany. The broadcaster identified the two new contests as the vote in the capital, Berlin, and one in the largely rural eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.
The timing has put attention on whether the party’s recent success can be repeated in other regions. The available report does not provide polling figures, candidate details or projected results, and it does not say how the elections may affect the composition of state governments.
France 24 correspondent Jörg Taszman provided the report from Berlin. The broadcaster’s accompanying page also stated that its video content was unavailable, so no further details from the segment could be confirmed from the supplied material.