The BSW is a movement founded this year by Sahra Wagenknecht, who was a leader of the Left party. Wagenknecht created her own party, BSW, to reorient leftwing voters with a message critical of the country's immigration policies and Germany's support for Ukraine in its war with Russia.

The SPD's slim victory, winning 31 per cent against AfD’s 30 per cent, marks a crucial moment in the political landscape of Brandenburg

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.