AfD calls its performance in Brandenburg ‘huge success’.   17:14 The far right AfD has called its performance in Brandenburg a huge success, thanking its campaigners and voters. ZDF projection puts SPD at 32%,

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.

A victory for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in elections in the state of Brandenburg will be a "clear sign of hope," the AfD lead candidate in the eastern state said. If the AfD gained further support,