Election Watch – German regional elections – Exit Polls

Voting has ended in Saxony and Brandenburg, two states in the country’s former east. Exit polls suggest that the far-right AfD will become the second biggest party in both regions while Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right Christian Democrats (CDU) to remain the strongest party in Saxony with 32%.

Center-left Social Democrats (SPD) to hold on to the top spot in Brandenburg with 22.5%, down from 31.9% in the previous election in 2014. 

The Green party, typically at its weakest in Germany’s east, rides its recent success in EU elections with 9.0% in Saxony, a gain of 3.3 points, and 10% in Brandenburg, a gain of 3.8.

Developing story Via DW

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