Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania love

Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania

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  • proper noun One of the component states of Germany according to the current administrative division of the nation.

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Examples

  • According to The Local, a court in the state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania could decide this week whether or not to release the cost breakdown of the BBQ.

    Bush BBQ at the center of German lawsuit 2010

  • The racist National Democratic Party, or NPD, took 6.4 percent of the ballot in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where Merkel started her political career and to this day keeps her constituency.

    Neo-Nazi NDP party wins seats in Germany Suzanne 2006

  • Apparently, the only dissenter was the eastern state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania.

    Inevitable really Richard 2005

  • Germany's domestic intelligence agency estimates that as of 2010 there were about 1,400 far-right extremists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - a small fraction of the state's 1.6 million population.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Germany's domestic intelligence agency estimates that as of 2010 there were about 1,400 far-right extremists in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania - a small fraction of the state's 1.6 million population.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • With a loss in her home state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Merkel's coalition has been defeated or lost votes in all six state elections this year as voters reject putting more taxpayer money on the line for bailouts.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • With a loss in her home state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Merkel's coalition has been defeated or lost votes in all six state elections this year as voters reject putting more taxpayer money on the line for bailouts.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • And even though its popularity has slipped slightly in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, it appears poised to remain over the 5 percent of the vote needed to keep its seats in the upcoming Sept. 4 state election.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • German state ballots follow in Saxony-Anhalt, Bremen and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, home to Merkel's electoral district, and culminate in Berlin in September.

    BusinessWeek.com -- Top News 2011

  • The party won 7.3 percent of the vote when Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, where Chancellor Angela Merkel has her constituency, last held state elections in 2006, giving them 6 of 71 seats.

    The Seattle Times 2011

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