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The 63-year-old has held the northeastern district Vorpommern-Rügen – Vorpommern-Greifswald I, which borders the Baltic Sea, since she entered parliament in 1990. However the CDU/CSU leader

actually grew up in Templin - a town due south and in the next state.  Now Leif-Erik Holm of the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has vowed to “send Merkel home” in the upcoming

elections. A self-styled “local boy”, Mr Holm says Mrs Merkel is no longer representing people from the very area she represents. CHANCELLOR MERKEL BOOED AND HECKLED BY ANGRY CROWDS AFP

Angela Merkel and Martin Schulz are vying to become Chancellor He said: “Angela Merkel was very popular here, that’s true. But times have changed.” The 47-year-old claims that the chancellor

has dramatically hampered her chances over her decision to open the borders to Germany to one million migrants, which he claims may cost her the result. He added: “People are asking ‘what

is she doing?' “Merkel has failed in a lot of people’s eyes and they are looking for an alternative.” GETTY AfD co-chair Frauke Petry says the constituency is “a prestige target” GETTY

Angela Merkel held her seat since she entered parliament in 1990 The Chancellor won the constituency with 56 percent of the vote at the last national election, in 2013.  Now, the AfD is

emboldened in the district after beating her conservatives into third place in the wider northeastern region of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern last year. AfD co-chair Frauke Petry says the

constituency is “a prestige target” for the party. However the Europhile made it clear this was her turf, after she spent a full day touring the district on Thursday - telling voters she

promised no repeat of the 2015 refugee influx.