FILE PHOTO: Christoph Berndt speaks during an Alternative for Germany (AfD) campaign rally for the upcoming Brandenburg state election, in Cottbus, Germany, September 19, 2024. REUTERS/Axel Schmidt/File Photo
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, initial official figures showed.
The SPD, which has governed the state surrounding the capital Berlin since reunification in 1990, scored 30.9% of the vote, ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany on 29.2%, in a last-minute comeback, according to provisional official results by the State Electoral Commissioner.
