Following AfD’s victory in Thuringia, race in one of smallest German states in terms of population becomes focus of attention. High turnout in Brandenburg 16:25Kate Connolly On what has been a gloriously sunny autumn day in Brandenburg,

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.

Germans began casting ballots Sunday for a regional election in a formerly communist eastern state where the far-right AfD party is narrowly ahead in opinion polls.The anti-immigration Alternative for Germany has long railed against Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unpopular coalition government,

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is predicted to come first in an election in Brandenburg on Sunday, seeking to build on gains in other eastern states this month and beat Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats in a traditional stronghold.

Voters in the eastern German state of Brandenburg are casting ballots on Sunday in a closely watched election, with the country waiting to see whether the far right will secure the most support for the second time in a month,

Voters in the state of Brandenburg, surrounding Berlin, go to the polls on Sunday with all eyes on whether the far right will gain the most support - for the second time in a month - or whether the Social Democrats (SPD) will come out on top.