As the Social Democrats have managed to edge ahead of the AfD in the Brandenburg vote, we look at the big winners and losers and what happens next.

Senftenberg, Brandenburg, Germany - Recent The Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is projected to win the most votes in Brandenburg after building on gains in other eastern states this month, while looking to beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats,

After a string of bitterly disappointing elections, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) finally have something to celebrate after winning Sunday's vote in the eastern state of Brandenburg.

The far right AfD party lost the Brandenburg election in east Germany by the narrowest of margins—29.2 percent to the SPD's 31.8 percent

A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany

Two exit polls indicated the ruling SPD party had secured a narrow lead in the Brandenburg state election by 6pm on Sunday evening.

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.

The centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) appear headed for a narrow election victory over the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the eastern German state of Brandenburg, according to initial projected results.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz's party will seek coalition talks with upstart left party BSW, as working with the far-right runner-up AfD has been ruled out. Follow DW for more.