SPD wins Brandenburg election by one point over AfD, according to projections

September 22 () –

The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has won Sunday’s elections in the German state of Brandenburg with 31 percent of the vote, just one point ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), which won 30 percent of the vote, according to the vote projections collected by local media.

Third place is shared by the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Sahra Wagenknecht-Alliance for Reason and Justice (BSW), both with 12 percent of the vote. Fourth place is occupied by the Greens, with 5 percent, just above the 4 percent minimum for representation.

The Left (3 percent) and BVB/Free Voters (2.7 percent) would be excluded from the regional parliament by percentage, although they could win some seats through direct election.

As for turnout, it is estimated at around 74 percent, well above the 61.3 percent in the last regional elections, held in 2019.

Brandenburg has 2.1 million voters, but its regional elections have become an important milestone due to the rise of the far right in other states of the former GDR and are being interpreted in a national key after recent regional election setbacks for the ruling SPD and its liberal and green allies.