The premier of the eastern German state of Brandenburg, Dietmar Woidke, has described the performance of his centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) in Sunday's state elections as a great success. "We have made up ground like never before in the history of our state,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) looked set to fend off the far-right in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the Alternative for Germany (AfD) throughout the campaign,

The top candidate for the centre-right Christian Democrats (CDU) in the eastern German state of Brandenburg described the results of Sunday's election as disappointing. "It's a bitter evening for us as the CDU because we are far below our expectations according to the initial forecasts,

Germans in the state of Brandenburg were voting in a regional election on Sunday with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) expected to finish first, building on successes in other eastern states and beating Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in one of their traditional strongholds.

An exit poll released after voting ended in a state election in Brandenburg, Germany on Sunday showed the Social Democrats with a slight edge over a growing right-wing party. The voting took place three weeks after the party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany.

Projections based on initial election results in the eastern German state of Brandenburg give the incumbent centre-left Social Democrats a narrow lead over the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).