π©πͺ Social Democrats defeat AFD in Brandenburg
π©πͺ In a crucial Brandenburg state election, Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats narrowly defeated the far-right AfD, securing 31% vs 29% amid record 73% turnout.
Social Democrats fend off AfD in crucial German state election, according to exit polls
In what had been widely interpreted as a referendum on the federal government of Olaf Scholz ahead of next autumnβs general election, his Social Democratic party (SPD) appeared at the 11th hour to have clawed back its lead over the anti-immigrant populists who had been on course for months to seize victory in the state for the first time.
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Brandenburg state election exit poll: Social Democrats first, far-right second
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Some brief thoughts on the Brandenburg election. The SPD only barely beats the AfD but coming first has a lot of symbolic meaning for the SPD and the democratic mainstream. ThΓΌringen has not gone viral.
— Ned Richardson-Little (@historyned.bsky.social) September 23, 2024 at 5:12 AM
In Brandenburg, which surrounds Berlin, the ruling Social Democrats eeked out a comeback win, nipping the surging right-wing AfD, which has seen success elsewhere, prominently in the East. But this came at the expense of coalition partners The Greens, who likely crash out of regional parliament
— Nicholas Campiz (@geographer.bsky.social) September 23, 2024 at 5:42 AM
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Preliminary final results in the #Brandenburg state election: SPD: 30.9% (+4.7) AfD: 29.2% (+5.7) BSW: 13.5% (new) CDU: 12.1% (-3.5) GRΓNE: 4.1% (-6.7) LINKE: 3.0% (-7.7) #Farright AfD surge blunted by the SPD & BSW, but a disaster for the left, greens & CDU. #ltwbb #brandenburgwahl2024 #Germany
— Duroyan Fertl αααααααα (@dfertl.bsky.social) September 23, 2024 at 8:23 AM
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