We travelled to Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ahead of a regional election with national consequences. The SPD’s “Lady in Red,” Manuela Schwesig, is fighting to stop the far-right AfD from claiming another victory in eastern Germany — while Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives face a potentially devastating defeat. On the campaign trail, we meet the voters abandoning Germany’s traditional parties and ask: Can the political center win them back? #dwgermanpolitics
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