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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Election (September 20, 2026): FDP Falls Below 5.0% Threshold and Fails to Enter the Schwerin Landtag

Current polls show the FDP in MV well below the 5% threshold: Dawum aggregate (5 surveys, as of September 11, 2026): 1.6%; INSA (September 8, 2026): 3%; Infratest dimap (fieldwork August 26–31, 2026): below 3%. No prediction market covers this outcome. For context: the FDP entered the Landtag at 5.8% in 2021 but failed with 3.0% in 2016. Nationally, the FDP has suffered persistently low approval since the 2024 coalition collapse — chronically below 5% in eastern German states. The MV 2026 electoral landscape is dominated by AfD (~36%), SPD (~32%), and Die Linke (~11%), leaving the FDP with negligible voter potential.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin state election (September 20, 2026): FDP fails to clear the 5% threshold and does not enter the Abgeordnetenhaus (confirmed by Landeswahlleiter Berlin or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

FDP polls at 3.1% per politpro.eu aggregate (September 2, 2026) in Berlin — nearly 2 percentage points below the 5% threshold. Following the federal coalition collapse in 2024 and poor results in the 2025 federal election, FDP is in structural crisis. In Berlin, FDP has consistently failed to mobilize beyond single-digit territory in recent years. No Polymarket market for Berlin-FDP.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin Abgeordnetenhaus election (September 20, 2026): FDP falls below 5.0% of valid votes and fails to enter the Abgeordnetenhaus (confirmed by Berlin returning officer or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

Both current Berlin polls place the FDP far below the 5% threshold: INSA (Sept 2–4, 2026): 3.0%; Infratest dimap (Aug 27–31, 2026): FDP below the statistical detectable threshold. The Berlin FDP has not reached the 5% mark in any poll since spring 2026. Clearing the hurdle would require a simultaneous systematic error of 2+ points from both institutes — historically near-unprecedented. This is the highest-confidence prediction of the entire Berlin election.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin state election (September 20, 2026): BSW (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht) fails to clear the 5% threshold and does not enter the Abgeordnetenhaus (confirmed by Landeswahlleiter Berlin or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

BSW polls at just 3.4% per politpro.eu aggregate (as of September 2, 2026) in Berlin — around 1.6 percentage points below the 5% threshold. No recent Berlin poll shows BSW exceeding 4%. Given stable polling underperformance and typical Berlin polling tolerance (±1.5pp, 4 weeks before the election), entry into the Abgeordnetenhaus is very unlikely. No Polymarket market for Berlin-BSW available.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin State Parliament election (20 September 2026): SPD receives more than 11.0% of valid votes (confirmed by Berlin State Returning Officer or tagesschau.de by 21 September 2026)

Current polls place Berlin's SPD at 12.9–13% (PolitPro Trend 6 September 2026; Infratest-dimap BerlinTrend RBB: 13%). The 11% threshold lies roughly 2 percentage points below the polling average — a historically extraordinary undershoot. In 2021 the Berlin SPD won 21.4%; even on the currently low trajectory, the buffer above 11% remains statistically solid.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin State Election (September 20, 2026): FDP Fails to Cross the 5% Threshold and Does Not Enter Berlin's Parliament (confirmed by Berlin Electoral Officer or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

dawum.de polling average (4 institutes, September 18, 2026, n = 7,138): FDP 2.5% — down 0.7 points in the past two weeks. No current poll has the FDP above 4%. Without a direct mandate, entry into parliament is practically ruled out. The FDP has had no Berlin representation since 2011.

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Tomorrow · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin House of Representatives election (20 September 2026): FDP receives less than 5.0% of votes cast and fails to enter the Berlin parliament

Current polls (Forsa/Infratest, 13 September 2026) put the Berlin FDP at only 3.4% — well below the 5% threshold. The FDP already failed in Berlin in 2023 with 4.6%. Following the collapse of the federal coalition, the FDP's exit from the Bundestag in 2025, and the absence of prominent Berlin state politicians, a swing from 3.4% to above 5.0% within one week is barely realistic. No prediction market (Polymarket, Metaculus) directly trades this question, but the 1.6 pp polling gap and historical underperformance in Berlin support a probability of ~90%.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (20 September 2026): CDU receives less than 9.0% of votes cast

All recent polls for the MV state election put the CDU at 6–7%: Infratest dimap (7–9 Sep): 7%, FG Wahlen (7–10 Sep): 7%, INSA (1–8 Sep): 7%. The 9.0% threshold sits well above the entire polling band, offering a ~2pp buffer. No outlier poll suggests a CDU result above 8%. Threshold is conservatively set to account for polling error.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Russian State Duma Election (September 20, 2026): United Russia Wins More Than 50.0% of Votes Cast

The 2026 State Duma election (three-day polling September 18–20, 450 seats, 9th convocation) is Russia's first nationwide parliamentary vote since the full-scale Ukraine invasion. United Russia currently holds ~314 seats (70%) and won 49.82% in 2021 and ~54.20% in 2016. No prediction markets cover this outcome. Own calibration: under full media and administrative control, crossing the 50% threshold is structurally more likely than not — especially given wartime approval rhetoric and the documented use of administrative resources in Russian elections.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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State election Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (20 September 2026): AfD receives more than 30.0% of votes cast

Current polls (Wahlrecht.de, WirtschaftsWoche, early September 2026) consistently show AfD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at 35–37%. No prediction market signal found, but the data is unambiguous: even with a typical 2–4 point overstatement correction, the 30% threshold remains clearly achievable. The AfD has more than doubled compared to the 2021 result (16.7%). Confirmed by state returning officer MV or tagesschau.de by 21 September 2026.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Die Linke receives more than 8.0% of votes in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (September 20, 2026), confirmed by MV State Returning Officer or tagesschau.de

Die Linke is structurally significantly stronger in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern than the national average and has governed as SPD coalition partner since 2016. Current polls: PolitPro trend (September 1, 2026) 11.2%, INSA/Nordkurier (August 2026) 11%, Infratest dimap (July 2026) 12%. The 8.0% threshold is approximately 3 percentage points below the lowest poll (11%). Even with a combined polling overhang effect and vote loss to SPD/BSW, falling below 8% would be extraordinary. The party benefits from long government participation (well-known state ministers), stable core voters in rural northeastern Germany, and absent BSW competition on the left flank if BSW misses the 5% threshold.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (September 20, 2026): SPD receives more than 25.0% of votes cast (confirmed by state returning officer MV or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

All current polls show Minister President Manuela Schwesig's SPD at 28–29%: Forsa (Aug 21–27, 2026): 28%, up +5 points vs February 2026; INSA (Aug 4–11): 29%. The 25% threshold sits 3–4 points below the polling average — a collapse exceeding 3 points in three weeks is historically unlikely for an incumbent with a strong leading figure. Die Linke (11%) operates in a distinct voter segment with minimal cannibalization.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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CDU wins more than 5.0% of votes cast in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (20 September 2026) and enters the state parliament, confirmed by the state returning officer

The most recent INSA poll for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (field period 4-11 August 2026, via Nordkurier/dawum.de) shows CDU at 10%. For CDU to fall below 5%, it would need to halve its current polling — an unprecedented collapse in this state. BSW (4%) and FDP (3%) are the realistic candidates to miss the threshold; CDU explicitly is not. CDU has always exceeded 10% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (2021: 28.8%; 2016: 19.0%). Estimated probability: 88%.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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FDP fails the 5% threshold and does not enter the Berlin House of Representatives (Berlin state election, September 20, 2026, confirmed by the Berlin Returning Officer or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

All available Berlin polls consistently show the FDP at 3.5% — well below the 5% threshold. Ipsos, the Tagesspiegel election trend, and dawum.de (early September 2026) confirm this figure uniformly. BSW also polls at ~3.8% and is likewise expected to fail. The calibration history is a warning: in the Saxony-Anhalt election (September 6, 2026) the FDP surprisingly achieved 6.4% and cleared the threshold (prediction miss). However, in Berlin there is no upward trend; moreover, the Berlin electorate is structurally less FDP-friendly than that of Saxony-Anhalt. Independent calibration yields approximately 88% probability of failing the threshold.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Election (Sept 20, 2026): CDU Receives Less Than 10.0% of Votes

All current polls show the CDU in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern well below 10%: Forschungsgruppe Wahlen (Sept 11) 7%, Infratest dimap (Sept 10) 7%, INSA (Sept 10) 7%, pollytix (Sept 10) 6%. Only outlier: Forsa (Sept 2) at 10%. Dawum aggregate: ~7.2%. The CDU has collapsed following repeated leadership crises and losses to both the AfD and SPD. Exceeding 10% would require a positive polling error of at least +2.8 percentage points relative to the average.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (September 20, 2026): FDP fails to clear the 5% threshold and does not enter the state parliament (confirmed by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Returning Officer)

Latest INSA poll for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (August 4–11, 2026, 1,000 respondents): FDP 3% – well below the 5% threshold. The FDP has not been represented in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament since 2011 (2021 result: 2.4%). Nationally, the FDP has struggled chronically in eastern Germany since the coalition collapse (late 2024) and loss of Bundestag seats (2025). A +2 pp recovery in four weeks without a clear mobilisation trigger is statistically unrealistic. Very high forecast confidence; residual uncertainty buffer for unexpected late polling swings and election-day turnout.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (20 September 2026): FDP fails the 5% threshold and does not enter the state parliament (confirmed by state returning officer MV)

Forsa (24 August 2026) measures the FDP in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at 3% – 200 basis points below the threshold. Infratest dimap (9 July 2026) also shows the FDP clearly below the bar. The FDP has not been in the Schwerin parliament since 2011 and has failed to clear 5% in any MV election since then. The structural loss of liberal voters in eastern Germany to AfD and BSW leaves no trend reversal in sight. No dedicated prediction market available; historical evidence and current polling support a probability >85%.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (September 20, 2026): CDU receives less than 12.0% of votes cast (confirmed by Mecklenburg-Vorpommern State Returning Officer)

The CDU polls at only 10% in current MV election surveys (INSA, August 2026) – 2 percentage points below the 12.0% prediction threshold. AfD (36%) and SPD (29%) dominate; the CDU is structurally weakened in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. It received 13.3% there in 2021; current polling shows a further decline of approximately 3 percentage points. Even with a statistical error of ±2%, the 12% threshold is hard to breach. No Polymarket market for German state parliaments available. Forecast: 87%.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin state election (20 Sep 2026): FDP fails to clear the 5 % threshold and does not enter parliament

The weighted polling average from dawum.de (4 surveys, n = 6,627, 10–14 Sep 2026) puts the FDP at 3.0 % – roughly two percentage points below the 5 % threshold. Individual surveys (Tagesspiegel, Berliner Morgenpost, Sep 2026) also show 3 %. No district-seat path or meaningful last-minute surge is visible; the trend has kept the Berlin FDP stably below the barrier since spring 2026.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
⚽ Sports Hit ✦ AI

NFL Week 2 2026/27: San Francisco 49ers defeat Miami Dolphins at home

The San Francisco 49ers host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday (September 20, 22:25 CET) at Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara. Bookmaker odds imply ~90% win probability for SF (Moneyline −900, Dolphins +600); ESPN's Football Power Index gives the 49ers a 91% win probability. At −12.5 points, this is the largest opening spread of all Week 2 games. The Dolphins are considered significantly weakened. Confirmed by NFL.com or AP by September 21, 2026.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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MV State Election (September 20, 2026): BSW (Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance) fails the 5% threshold and does not enter the Schwerin state parliament

The latest polls for the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election show BSW at only 3% (INSA, circa September 15, 2026) and 4% (Forsa, circa September 12, 2026) – well below the 5% threshold. BSW's nationwide decline since its 2024 peak has significantly weakened its support in eastern Germany. No available prediction market instrument provides a direct BSW-MV signal; analogues from Thuringia, Saxony, and other German state elections in 2025–2026 support a probability of ~86%.

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Tomorrow · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
⚽ Sports Hit ✦ AI

NFL 2026/27 Week 2: San Francisco 49ers defeat Miami Dolphins at home (Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara CA, September 20, 2026)

The 49ers carry the biggest spread in all of NFL Week 2 at –13.5, implying a win probability of roughly 87%. San Francisco beat the Los Angeles Rams 27–7 in Week 1. They host Miami at Levi's Stadium while the Dolphins are under pressure after a weak start. Aggregated odds imply ~87%. Own calibration: 85%.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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MV State Election (Sep 20, 2026): BSW (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht) fails the 5% threshold and does not enter the Schwerin parliament

All available polls for Mecklenburg-Vorpommern place BSW clearly below the five-percent threshold: INSA (Sep 8–15, 2026) at 3%, Pollytix (Sep 8–9) at 5%, with the aggregated election trend at 4.2%. Unlike Berlin, BSW lacks the organisational roots in MV; clearing the threshold would require a massive polling error across all institutes. No Polymarket coverage; calibrated on polling aggregation.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Berlin state election (September 20, 2026): Die Linke receives more than 18.0% of valid votes (confirmed by Berlin state returning officer or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

The current PolitPro election trend (September 6, 2026) shows Die Linke at 20.0%; Forsa (t-online) at 22% and Infratest dimap (rbb) at 19%. All available polls are clearly above the 18% mark. Die Linke benefits from sustained dissatisfaction with CDU and SPD in Berlin and the focus on housing and social policy under top candidate Elif Eralp. Falling below 18% would require a simultaneous polling error of at least 1–4 points across all institutes – historically exceptional. No Polymarket market; estimate from polling consensus.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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AfD achieves more than 32.0% of votes cast in the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (September 20, 2026, confirmed by MV state election officer or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

Current polls for the MV state election: Forsa/Ostsee-Zeitung (September 2, 2026) shows AfD at 37%; Infratest dimap/NDR at 35%. The gap between the polling center (~36%) and the 32% threshold is ~4 percentage points. Even with a negative polling error of 3–4 points (historical maximum in eastern German elections), missing the 32% mark is very unlikely. In MV in 2021 the AfD won 17.7%; it has massively gained in national polls since then. No direct Polymarket equivalent found.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (September 20, 2026): SPD receives more than 28.0% of votes (confirmed by state returning officer or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

Current polls (WirtschaftsWoche / Stuttgarter Zeitung, September 2026) show SPD under Minister-President Manuela Schwesig at 34–37%, marginally behind AfD (37%). The prediction threshold of 28.0% is 6–9 percentage points below the polling figure; even a substantial polling error would barely push SPD below 28%. No Polymarket market; estimate approximately 84%.

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Next Week · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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United Russia (Единая Россия) wins more than 300 of 450 seats in the Russian State Duma elections (September 18–20, 2026), confirmed by the Central Election Commission of Russia or Reuters by September 21, 2026

In the 2021 State Duma elections, United Russia won 324 out of 450 seats (72%). The party exercises near-total control over media, electoral authorities, and candidate registration. Despite economic pressures from sanctions and war costs, state-measured approval sits above 55%. Historically, United Russia has secured a supermajority in all Duma elections since 2003. A result below 300 seats would be a historic outlier requiring extreme political upheaval currently not in evidence. Metaculus consensus: >90% probability of party dominance.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election (September 20, 2026): SPD receives more than 25.0% of votes cast (confirmed by MV state returning officer)

Three consistent polls (INSA/Nordkurier Aug 13: SPD 29%; Infratest dimap/NDR Jul 9: SPD 29%; INSA/Nordkurier Jun 22: SPD 28%) show SPD stable at 28–29%. The 25% threshold is ~4 percentage points below the current polling average — even with a −3 pp miss, SPD would be at 25–26%. Minister-President Manuela Schwesig (SPD) benefits from structural incumbent advantages; the party polls well above the national average in MV, backed by strong state structures. No prediction market available. Forecast is based on polling consistency across three survey cycles.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026
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BSW (Bündnis Sahra Wagenknecht) fails to clear the 5% threshold and does not enter the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state parliament (state election September 20, 2026, confirmed by MV returning officer or tagesschau.de by September 21, 2026)

All current polls consistently show BSW at 3–4%: Infratest dimap (Sep 3, 2026): 4%; Forsa (Sep 2, 2026): 4%; INSA (Aug 13, 2026): 4%. Dawum.de aggregate: BSW 4%. A recovery of >1 percentage point by election day is unlikely given the uniform data and current federal trend for BSW. Historical analogy: BSW already failed to enter the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament (September 6, 2026, confirmed) and several other state parliaments in 2025/26. Polymarket implied probabilities treat a BSW entry as very unlikely.

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Next Month · Predicted for 20. Sep 2026