After strong showings in two other state elections in eastern Germany, the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) may very well overtake the center-left Social Democrats (SPD) in Brandenburg,
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00:00The election campaign for a vote that could determine the fate of Germany's national government wrapped up on Friday.
00:07After strong showings in two other state elections in Eastern Germany,
00:11the far-right alternative for Germany might overtake Chancellor Olaf Scholz's centre-left Social Democrats in Brandenburg.
00:19Ahead of voting on Sunday, the AFD is leading on polls followed by the SPD and the Christian Democratic Union.
00:25SPD regional head Dietmar Wojtke has said he will resign from politics if the AFD win.
00:30The left-wing Sarah Wagenknecht alliance is expected to make a leap into the state parliament only months after its inception,
00:37and also following success in recent Eastern German voting.
00:41In light of double-digit poll ratings, the BSW could play a decisive role in preventing the AFD from becoming a part of a new state government, even if they come out on top.
00:51The Greens and the German Die Linke party have scored below 5% in polls and might not make it back into the state parliament.