Manuela Schwesig

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We see a little bit of an upswing for the Social Democrats in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

So Manuela Schwesig, a very strong contender, she's already making some inroads here.

So maybe the tide can be stopped or at least a little bit dampened.

You touched on this briefly, but I want to get back to it.

That's another East German state.

That's where the Social Democrats actually have a chance to still form the next government because they've got a, quite a popular state premier in Manuela Schwesig.

And then there will be state elections in the capital in Berlin, because Berlin is not just a city, it is also a state.

And there the situation is really complicated because, uh, no party gets significantly above 20%, and currently the Post-Communist Party, that's the party that came out of the former East German Communist Party, is in the lead.

It's a bit of a closer race there.

The incumbent is an SPD, Manuela Schwesig.

Who's totally

corrupt and...