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SPD governor campaigns as one-woman bulwark against AfD
Manuela Schwesig, of the center-left SPD, has governed the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the Baltic Sea coast, since 2017. Ahead of this weekend's election, she is campaigning against the nationalist AfD.
Published Tuesday, 15 September 2026 at 11:17
Manuela Schwesig, of the center-left SPD, has governed the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, on the Baltic Sea coast, since 2017. Ahead of this weekend's election, she is campaigning against the nationalist AfD.
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