Germany’s right-wing Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has surged to 37% in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, according to a new Forsa poll—its strongest showing yet in the region.
The figure marks a sharp jump from 29% a year ago and puts the party well ahead of its rivals as the state heads toward regional elections. The governing Social Democrats (SPD), led locally by Minister-President Manuela Schwesig, have fallen to 23%. The centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) trail at 13%, while the Left Party stands at 11%.
The Greens (4%) and Free Democrats (2%) would fail to cross Germany’s 5% parliamentary threshold. The left-wing nationalist Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) sits at 5% and would enter the state legislature.
The results strip the current SPD–Left coalition of its majority and leave the state facing a political stalemate. All established parties maintain a so-called “firewall” refusing cooperation with the AfD. At the same time, the CDU rejects any alliance with the Left. Under those self-imposed conditions, no viable governing coalition can be formed.
The trend extends beyond Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. In neighboring Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD is polling at 39%, comfortably ahead of the CDU.
