"Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia head to the polls on Sunday for local elections. The poll is the first local election since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office in May. The vote is being seen as a gauge of Merz's coalition government, which is made up of his conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the center-left SPD. Observers will also be closely watching the performance of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) which has been"
"classified as "right-wing extremist" by the country's domestic intelligence agency. The AfD has made historic gains in recent elections, becoming the second-strongest political force at the national level this year. Although its voter base is mainly from states in eastern Germany, the AfD is hoping to capitalize on the shift towards the right in western Germany. Below you can follow DW's coverage of the local election in North Rhine-Westphalia and other news from Germany on Sunday, September 14:"
Voters in North Rhine-Westphalia head to the polls on Sunday, September 14, for local elections. The poll is the first local election since Chancellor Friedrich Merz took office in May. The vote is being treated as a gauge of Merz's coalition government, composed of the conservative CDU/CSU alliance and the center-left SPD. Observers will closely watch the performance of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), which has been classified as "right-wing extremist" by the country's domestic intelligence agency. The AfD has made historic gains, becoming the second-strongest political force nationally this year. Although its voter base remains mainly in eastern states, the AfD aims to capitalize on a shift toward the right in western Germany.
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