SCHWERIN, Germany – Three German parties agreed on Nov 10 to form a centre left-led coalition government in a northeastern state, keeping the AfD out of power despite the far-right party having topped regional polls.The Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania poll was one of three regional elections in September in which Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s ruling conservatives performed abysmally, fuelling speculation his own party may seek to oust him.The anti-immigration, Russia-friendly AfD, which leads in nationwide opinion polls, came first with 38% of the vote in the state. Merz’s CDU party scored its worst-ever election result and failed to enter parliament.But after several weeks...