Leif-Erik Holm, Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) candidate for the office of Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Kristin Brinker, the AfD's top candidate for Berlin, as well as AfD chairpersons Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, are seated at the Federal Press Conference on September 21, 2026, after state legislative elections were held in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin on Sunday. Photo: VCG