We asked the AI:

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

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – SPD

AI explanation

The image shows Rostock-Warnemünde with an expanded shipyard and modern port facilities, representing the strengthening of the maritime industry and shipyards (p. 2). The expanded energy port and offshore wind farms off the coast symbolize Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania as a central hub of the energy transition and the offshore economy (p. 12), while a visible hydrogen pipeline shows the buildout of a statewide hydrogen core network and a green hydrogen economy (p. 10f). In the background stands a modern industrial and technology site representing future industries such as digitalization, robotics, and innovative industrial settlement (p. 7f). A wide bike path leading out of Warnemünde illustrates the planned expansion of the statewide bike-path network (p. 18), rounded out by a modern health center symbolizing the expansion of medical care centers and local healthcare access (p. 19).

What was hard to depict?

Labor and codetermination

Strengthening collectively bargained employment, fair wages, and workplace codetermination (p. 1f, 15f) is a labor-law measure with no spatial equivalent.

Housing and social cohesion

More affordable housing, livable municipalities, and social cohesion (p. 19–44) can't be condensed into a single image motif.

Education and workforce development

Investment in daycare, schools, universities, continuing education, and workforce development (p. 13–17, 51–62) are institutional measures with no direct visual language.

Democracy and civic engagement

Support for democratic institutions, civic education, and volunteer engagement, plus protection against extremism (p. 29–34), have no spatial equivalent.

Care and family policy

Expanding healthcare and care services, plus support for families and older people (p. 22–29), can't be depicted visually.

Manifesto

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – AfD

AI explanation

The image shows Rostock-Warnemünde with a fenced site symbolizing the demand for a state-run departure facility: people obligated to leave the country, plus criminal and violence-prone asylum seekers, would be housed there outside of towns until deportation, complemented by a dedicated deportation-detention facility for more consistent removals (p. 49f). At the harbor, a modernized shipyard and several specialized vessels represent the long-term security of shipbuilding and a focus on specialized vessels for the navy, coastal protection, research, and government agencies (p. 16). A large gas-fired power plant with a visible pipeline symbolizes the expansion of baseload-capable energy supply, the resumption of Nord Stream, and the ambition to use affordable energy as a locational advantage for industry and data centers (p. 17, 84–87). Police vehicles and a strengthened security-forces presence represent the expansion of the police, the fight against crime, and a more consistent enforcement of law and order (p. 37–50), while numerous German flags and a war memorial show a stronger emphasis on national identity and the preservation of historic monuments (p. 42, 91f).

What was hard to depict?

Family support

A baby welcome payment, family income-splitting, better daycare, and support for traditional family models (p. 17–23) are social-policy measures with no visual equivalent.

Education policy

Mandatory preschool, STEM support, phone-free schools, and reforms to the school system with a stronger focus on performance (p. 23–36) can't be depicted visually.

Direct democracy and media policy

Expanding direct democracy, referendums, and reforms to public broadcasting (p. 45–47) are institutional measures with no direct visual language.

Healthcare and care

Expanding medical care, nursing care, telemedicine, and local hospital access (p. 58–66) has no spatial equivalent.

Tax and fiscal policy

Lowering the tax and levy burden, consolidating the budget, and further fiscal reforms (p. 54–57) are abstract budget topics with no visual equivalent.

Manifesto

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – CDU

AI explanation

The image shows Rostock-Warnemünde with new residential buildings and housing developments symbolizing easier homeownership and support for families ("MV-Baukindergeld"). A modern medical center (MVZ) represents additional medical-school places, keeping every hospital location open, and stronger medical care ("MV-Gesundheit"), while modern office and administrative buildings represent the digitalization of government and business plus AI-powered citizen services ("MV-Digital"). Along the beach promenade and public squares, additional security measures and a stronger police presence hint at the expansion of domestic security and the fight against cybercrime ("MV-Sicherheit"). A large construction site symbolizes investment in housing and infrastructure and the ambition to further develop the state's economy.

What was hard to depict?

Energy policy (MV-Energie)

Compensation for electricity costs for citizens and support for the manufacturing sector are fiscal-policy measures with no visual equivalent.

Apprenticeships (MV-Azubiprämie)

The bonus for successfully completing an apprenticeship in a shortage occupation is a financial subsidy with no spatial motif of its own.

Education (MV-Bildung)

Mandatory language support and keeping grammar schools and special-needs schools open are education-policy measures with no direct visual language.

Child protection (MV-Kinderschutz)

The phone ban in schools and stricter social-media rules can't be depicted visually.

Language policy (MV-Sprache)

The mandatory application of standard spelling rules and forgoing gender-neutral language in schools and government are matters of language and can't be shown from the air.

Manifesto

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Grüne

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – FDP

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Linke

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – BSW

AI vision Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania – Die PARTEI

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.

Interested? Contact us by email or on social media.

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.