Far-right AfD wins in East, radical left surges in Berlin; Jewish community alarmed

In Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the far-right AfD won with 38.2%, while Merkel's conservatives fell below the threshold for the first time. In Berlin, Die Linke doubled its support to 25.7%, buoyed by youth, amid a series of anti-Semitic incidents within the party. Chancellor Merkel warned of 'radical and open anti-Semitism in Berlin,' and the Jewish community expressed deep concern, signaling a shift in Germany's political landscape and rising threats to Jewish safety.