[Preliminary vote counting results show that the German Alternative for Germany won the May state parliamentary election, and the Christian Democratic Union failed to qualify for the new state parliament] September 21st, according to the preliminary vote counting results announced by the election management department of the eastern German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (Mecklenburg) in the early morning of the 21st local time, in the local state parliamentary election, the German Alternative for Germany won 38.2% of the votes, winning 32 of the 71 seats in the parliament, becoming the largest party in the state parliament for the first time. The Christian Democratic Union led by German Chancellor Mertz only received 4.9% of the votes, failing to reach the 5% threshold in the state parliamentary election for the first time and missing out on the new state parliament. In addition, the Social Democratic Party led by current Governor Schwesig received 35.5% of the vote, ranking second with 29 seats. The Left Party and the Green Party received 6.5% and 5.7% of the vote respectively, with 5 seats each. (CCTV News)