# Germans vote in state elections

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Podcast: [Newshour](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newshour-527927)
Published: 2026-09-20T13:12:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w1730bn6n9bvh5x
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Germans vote in two state elections that could see further gains for the far-right AfD party and weaken Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s hold on power. Also in the programme: we hear from Scotland, which has Europe's highest rate of drug-related deaths, about the growing dangers from synthetic drugs; and the singer Ed Sheeran apologises to fans at his first concert since the rapper, Macklemore, was dropped from his US tour over pro-Palestinian comments: we hear from someone who was at the show. (IMAGE: A woman votes at a polling station in a traditional pub, Xantener Eck, during the state election in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2026 / CREDIT: REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch)

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