In the local elections in the German state of Brandenburg, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is in the lead. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in second place,

AfD calls its performance in Brandenburg ‘huge success’ but Social Democratic party projected to take the lead. Summary of the evening 20:08 Germany’s Social Democratic party (SPD) appears to have narrowly won an election in the state of Brandenburg,

Germany's chancellor appears to have narrowly dodged humiliation after exit polls suggested his party has held off the far right in his

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats (SPD) managed to fend off the far-right AfD in a state election in Brandenburg on Sunday after trailing behind the party throughout the campaign, according to exit polls.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has reacted with satisfaction to initial results of the state elections in Brandenburg on Sunday which showed his Social Democrats (SPD) in the lead. Scholz told journalists in New York that the mood in his party is "good,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats narrowly beat the far-right AfD in a state election Sunday in the formerly communist east, initial projections by public broadcasters said.

Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) have narrowly beaten the hard-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a key regional election in Brandenburg. Exit polls in Scholz’ home state showed that the centre-left party managed to hold onto the area by just one or two percentage points.