Brandenburg State Election: Far-Right AfD Challenges SPD's Longstanding Rule

The election is seen as a crucial test for Chancellor Scholz's government amid rising far-right support.

• Approximately 2.1 million voters in Brandenburg are casting ballots in a closely watched state election.
• The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is neck-and-neck with the Social Democrats (SPD) in the latest polls.
• Brandenburg's SPD leader Dietmar Woidke has pledged to resign if the AfD wins the state.
• The election results are viewed as a referendum on the embattled coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
• High voter turnout is reported, with 46.1% of eligible voters having cast their ballots by 2pm local time.

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