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Will German Chancellor Friedrich Merz survive Sunday's regional elections? The debate was opened after the recent electoral failure of its Conservative party in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far right achieved an overwhelming victory.
The polling stations closed in Germany, where two regional elections were held on Sunday, 20 September. Our correspondent Caroline du Bled evokes the first results with us, and Antoine Mariotti analyses them.
The voting operations in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (north-east) must take place until 18:00 (16:00 GMT), when the first estimates must be published. Our correspondent Caroline Du Bled is in front of the polling stations.
Two Länder vote in Germany this 20 September. Among the list leaders, Elif Eralp, who made the rent cap his main battle horse.
Nearly four million German voters are called to the polls this Sunday, 20 September, for two regional elections where the progress of the far right and the radical left could cause further turmoil in Berlin and affect Chancellor Friedrich Merz, already very fragile. We're talking to our correspondent Caroline du Bled.
The Germans went to the polls on Sunday in two regional elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania where the progress of the far right and the radical left could undermine the government of Chancellor Friedrich Merz, at the bottom of the polls.
On Friday, Berlin announced measures to reduce the price of fuel, a few days after Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to make a gesture for consumers affected by the price boom. These measures were announced before two regional elections at high risk for power, weakened by a recent victory of the far-right AfD party.
Will German Chancellor Friedrich Merz survive Sunday's regional elections? The debate was opened after the recent electoral failure of its Conservative party in Saxony-Anhalt, where the far right achieved an overwhelming victory.
This announcement comes a week after Germany announced the closure of the Russian House in Berlin, accusing Moscow of an incident involving a drone at Leipzig/Halle airport.
