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

By Riham Alkousaa and Sarah Marsh BERLIN (Reuters) -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,

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock predicted that voter turnout in elections being held on Sunday in the eastern state of Brandenburg will be high. People in the state were aware of the significance of this election,

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

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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.