Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania: 65 percent want the AfD involved in state parliament
According to an Insa poll for the Nordkurier, almost two thirds favour involving the AfD fully or partly. Only 22 percent want the SPD, Left and Greens to consistently keep their distance.
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Around five weeks after the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, pressure is growing on the emerging SPD-Left-Green alliance. In an Insa poll commissioned by the Nordkurier newspaper, 65 percent of respondents favour involving the AfD fully or partly in the work of the state parliament in Schwerin. 22 percent say the SPD, Left and Greens should consistently reject any cooperation with the AfD. The paper reports the findings in its Thursday edition.
A total of 1,000 eligible voters were surveyed online from 21 to 27 October; the maximum margin of error is 3.1 percentage points. Respondents were asked how the future governing groups of the SPD, Left and Greens should deal with the AfD in parliament, with a note that the right approach to the party is disputed.
In the 20 September election, the AfD became the strongest party for the first time with 38.2 percent, ahead of Minister-President Manuela Schwesig's SPD with 35.5 percent. Lacking partners, the AfD remains in opposition. The new state parliament first met on 22 October; the SPD, Left and Greens are negotiating a coalition.