[The Alternative for Germany may have another gain in the parliamentary election] September 20th, today (September 20), the German capital Berlin and the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern held parliamentary elections respectively. According to German media reports, polls show that in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, the support rates of the far-right Alternative for Germany and the Social Democratic Party are about 36% and 37% respectively. It is expected that the two parties will compete fiercely. The support rate of the Christian Democrats led by German Chancellor Mertz in the state is only about 6%. On the 6th of this month, the eastern German state of Saxony-Anhalt held a state parliamentary election. The Alternative for Germany took a significant lead with 43.8% of the vote, becoming the largest party in the state; the Christian Democratic Union only received 17.2% of the vote. Analysts believe that this state-level election result marks that the Alternative for Germany has become a normalized political force, and its influence may spill over to the German federal political level. (CCTV International News)