Why have the results of the two German state elections held on Sunday, September 20, thrown the spotlight on the federal government led by the Christian Democrats (CDU) and its chancellor Friedrich Merz ? For the first time, the party failed to reach the required 5% of votes to enter parliament in the northeastern coastal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. In the city-state of Berlin, where the CDU was incumbent, the party suffered heavy losses and is likely to end up on the opposition benches. The chancellor knows the significance of this: "This election is a profound turning point. It is a dramatic and unprecedented result for the CDU in Germany that we could not clear the 5% threshold.
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