We asked the AI:

"What would Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania look like if BSW's manifesto for the state election on 20.9.2026 were fully implemented?"

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Linke

AI explanation

The image shows Rostock-Warnemünde with offshore wind farms at sea and energy facilities at the harbor, representing the expansion of wind power, battery storage, and a regional hydrogen economy — the energy transition is meant to be socially just while strengthening regional value creation (p. 10–11). Modernized port and industrial facilities symbolize preserving and modernizing shipyard sites and expanding the maritime industry, with civilian shipbuilding, offshore technologies, and new business fields for the maritime economy to be specifically supported (p. 11). A clearly visible health center represents the expansion of local medical care, integrated care networks, and additional medical services, especially in rural areas (p. 24–27), while modern public buildings along the promenade show investment in public services, municipal infrastructure, and a capable welfare state (p. 8–9). The largely car-free promenade with plenty of public space and high quality of stay symbolizes the ambition for sustainable tourism, social participation, and livable cities (p. 11).

What was hard to depict?

Housing and rent caps

Housing as a basic right, social housing construction, and permanently affordable rents (p. 4–5) can only be hinted at through new construction activity, not shown in detail.

Education drive

More staff, smaller groups, better equipment, and extensive investment in daycare and schools (p. 1–4) are institutional measures with no direct visual language.

Democracy and anti-fascism

Expanding civic education, promoting democracy, and consistently countering right-wing extremism (p. 5–7) have no spatial equivalent.

Labor and social policy

Higher collective-bargaining coverage, better working conditions, codetermination, and stronger social protection (p. 9–15) are labor-law measures with no visual equivalent.

Equality and social participation

Measures for equality, inclusion, queer policy, and anti-discrimination (p. 17–22) are barely visible in a single cityscape.

Manifesto

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Die PARTEI

AI explanation

The image shows Rostock-Warnemünde under a giant climate dome, realizing the demand to roof over all of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with a glass dome so that agriculture and tourism become possible year-round and seasonal work becomes a thing of the past (chapter "MV – Land of the Climate Dome"). A palm-tree landscape inside the dome illustrates the artificially created tropical climate meant to enable year-round tourism, while unicorns on the beach pick up the demand to turn the state into the "Land of Unicorns" and a species-appropriate breeding paradise for the peaceful mythical creatures (chapter "MV – Land of Unicorns"). Hemp plants in the foreground refer to the demand to replace every chicken in the state with hemp plants, which would in the future supply clothing, rope, oil, and recreational products (chapter "MV – Land of Animal Welfare"). Wind turbines with vacation apartments in their nacelles realize the idea of using wind turbines not just to generate power, but also renting out their nacelles as vacation homes with a view (chapter "MV – Land of Wind Power"). A giant strawberry at the harbor riffs on Karls as a "world-class enterprise," since under the manifesto, popular vacation islands like Rügen or Usedom would be turned into large consumer paradises (chapter "MV – Land of Entrepreneurs").

What was hard to depict?

Basic income for children

The unconditional basic income for children of €1,287.45 a month from birth to age 16 (chapter "MV – Land of Basic Income") is a fiscal-policy demand with no visual equivalent.

Tax policy

The demand to turn Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania into a paradise for the super-rich and shell companies (chapter "MV – Land of Tax Havens") can't be depicted visually.

Voting rights

Immediate voting rights for all foreigners living in MV, as a satirical counter-proposal to far-right parties (chapter "MV – Land of the Extreme Center"), is a legal-policy demand with no spatial equivalent.

Anti-tourist protective wall

The anti-tourist protective wall against "bad-weather refugees" from Saxony at overcrowded beaches (chapter "MV – Land with Refugee Problems") was not depicted as its own image element in this version.

Education policy

The Schwerin education model, with school starting only at age 16 and classes starting only at 4 p.m. (chapter "MV – Land of Education"), can't be depicted visually.

Manifesto

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – BSW

AI explanation

The image shows Rostock-Warnemünde with a large peace dove in the foreground symbolizing the manifesto's focus on peace, diplomacy, and civilian conflict resolution: the BSW rejects further militarization of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, demands civilian use of the Rostock overseas port, and favors dialogue over rearmament (p. 6–10). A pipeline and energy facilities at the harbor represent affordable, secure, and technology-open energy supply with lower energy prices, more storage, and the repair of Nord Stream and resumption of direct gas deliveries (p. 23–28), while offshore wind installations in the background represent a moderate use of wind energy with stronger municipal input, performance targets instead of rigid area targets, and greater distances from residential areas (p. 24–28). A modern ferry and harbor site symbolizes the strengthening of the maritime economy: shipyards, ports, and the maritime industry are to be preserved and modernized as core industrial sectors, while the Rostock overseas port is to be used exclusively for civilian purposes (p. 36–42, p. 87f). The overall modernized infrastructure represents investment in regional value creation, high-performance transport routes, and economic development oriented toward the needs of the people and businesses in the state (p. 22–34, p. 87–90).

What was hard to depict?

Housing policy

Expanding social housing construction, strengthening municipal housing companies, and limiting the conversion of housing into vacation rentals (p. 19–21) can only be hinted at through the changed building use itself.

Healthcare and care

Local medical care, better working conditions in healthcare, and expanding nursing care (p. 55–64) have no spatial equivalent.

Education and science

Investment in schools, universities, research, and vocational education (p. 43–54) are institutional measures with no direct visual language.

Social justice and the labor market

Strengthening collective-bargaining coverage, better working conditions, family support, and fighting long-term unemployment (p. 11–20) are social-policy measures with no visual equivalent.

Digitalization and artificial intelligence

Expanding digital infrastructure plus a sovereign, secure, and human-centered use of AI (p. 88f) can't be depicted visually.

Manifesto

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – SPD

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – CDU

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – AfD

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Grüne

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – FDP

Important note: The images shown do not represent a voting recommendation. We strongly encourage you to engage with the parties' concrete positions for the state election and to inform yourself thoroughly.

About the project

This project pursues two goals:

Motivating people to engage more deeply with the concrete content of state election manifestos – with a new AI-based approach.
Inviting you to think about your influence on your state's political future. Your vote in the state election is an important tool for actively shaping the region's future.

AI and state politics

The election manifestos were processed by an AI agent that analyzes what each state would look like if its manifesto were fully implemented. The resulting visions were used to generate images with Flux by Black Forest Labs (a German AI company).

The results are unedited and all based on the same prompts. They are meant to illustrate, not to serve as a voting recommendation.

AI exhibitions & shows

Our earlier project bundestagswahl.ai was already exhibited in several German cities as part of the 2025 federal election – among others in Tübingen, Essen, Berlin, Zwickau and Bernau. Visitors and school classes were guided through the exhibitions and could discuss the "future visions" together.

We're just as happy to exhibit the wahl.land images! If you'd like to show them yourself, just get in touch and we'll provide the print files and instructions free of charge.

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Get informed

Before you vote, it's worth checking independent sources of information:

State agencies for political education

Neutral information and educational resources from the German states on the state election

Wahl-O-Mat

Compare your political positions with those of the parties

abgeordnetenwatch.de

Track political decisions and communicate with your representatives

FAQ

How were the future visions created?

The parties' election manifestos were processed by an AI agent that analyzes what each state would look like if the manifesto were fully implemented. The resulting visions were used to generate images with Flux by Black Forest Labs (a German AI company).

This image serves as a visual reference, passed to the AI together with the respective future vision as additional input.

Do the images represent a voting recommendation?

No, absolutely not. The visions serve solely to illustrate political programs and to encourage critical debate. They do not replace independent political judgment.

Why aren't all states available yet?

The project is growing step by step. Each state requires careful preparation of the manifestos and AI generation of the images. New states are being added continuously.

Are the images edited?

No, the images are unedited and shown exactly as generated by the AI. No changes were made afterward.