#Berlim

Elif Eralp, Die Linke's lead candidate, at the party's closing campaign rally for the Berlin election, outside the Rotes Rathaus, on 18 September 2026.

Die Linke wins Berlin while the AfD comes first in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern

Friedrich Merz at the Charlemagne Prize ceremony in Aachen, May 2026

Under pressure after AfD rout, Merz cancels UN trip as CDU state premiers rally behind him