German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s SPD narrowly beat the far-right Alternative for Germany in the Brandenburg election, seen as a referendum on his leadership.

In the local elections in the German state of Brandenburg, the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is in the lead. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD ...

The narrow win by Olaf Scholz’s party came in a state election, the third in a series that was seen as a reflection of the national mood and a snapshot of the government’s popularity.

Scholz’s SPD edges out far-right AfD in German state election. Ruling left-leaning party wins 31 percent of vote in Brandenburg against anti-immigration AfD’s 29 percent.

POTSDAM, Germany (AP) — The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg on Sunday, gaining a narrow edge over a growing far-right party ...

Both of Scholz's junior coalition partners — the Free Democrats (FDP) and the Greens — look set to struggle to win the 5% needed to enter the state parliament in Brandenburg, polls show.

BERLIN – The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg on Sunday, gaining a narrow edge over a growing far-right party, according to ...

Olaf Scholz was no doubt sighing with relief on Monday after pensioners and former non-voters turned out to defend his Social Democratic Party (SPD) against the hard-Right. As of Monday morning ...

BERLIN — A state election is taking place in Brandenburg on Sunday, three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany. Around 2.1 million people are ...

Olaf Scholz’s Social Democrats appear to have held off a strong challenge from the far-right Alternative for Germany to retain power in the eastern region of Brandenburg, sparing the chancellor ...

The Social Democrats of Chancellor Olaf Scholz have won an election in the eastern German state of Brandenburg.

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