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Eyes on far-right AfD, far-left Berlin candidate as Germans vote in two state elections
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AfD seen as unlikely to win either of Sunday's elections, but expected to make gains in latest challenge to leader Friedrich Merz; far-left Eralp leading in Berlin mayoral poll The post Eyes on far-right AfD, far-left Berlin candidate as Germans vote in two state elections appeared first on The Times of Israel.
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German state elections
The text neutrally reports on Friedrich Merz and upcoming state elections without expressing a partisan bias or supporting a specific political wing (Rule 8). | The text provides balanced news reporting about candidates and polls across the political spectrum (AfD, Merz, Eralp) without taking an ideological stance, so Rule 8 applies.