Brandenburg state election: AfD clearly in favor of SPD – Greens have to fear for entry

A good week before the state election in Brandenburg, the AfD is well ahead of the SPD with 26 percent in a new survey. This is according to a ZDF Politbarometer Extra for the election on September 22nd. In the ARD Deutschlandtrend published on Thursday, the lead was smaller. There, the Social Democrats had caught up and were only just behind the AfD with 26 percent, with 27 percent.

According to the ZDF survey, the CDU came in third place with 15 percent. It is currently a coalition partner with the SPD and the Greens in the state. The Sahra Wagenknecht coalition came in behind with just under 14 percent. The Greens, with 5 percent, have to worry about being re-elected to the state parliament. BVB/Free Voters and the Left Party each achieved 3 percent. 73 percent of those surveyed said that they had already made up their minds about voting. 27 percent are still unsure.

Woidke beats competitors

When asked who Brandenburgers would like to see as prime minister, incumbent Dietmar Woidke of the SPD leaves the competition far behind. 55 percent would prefer other top candidates to him. 7 percent are in favor of Hans-Christoph Berndt of the AfD, 11 percent for Jan Redmann (CDU) and only 1 percent for Robert Crumbach (BSW).

According to 48 percent of respondents, the SPD should also lead the next state government, 21 percent favor the CDU, 15 percent the AfD, 8 percent the BSW. The SPD has governed in Brandenburg since 1990 with changing partners, and since 2019 with the CDU and the Greens. Woidke has announced that he will retire from state politics if the SPD does not come out on top in the election.

A new state parliament will be elected in Brandenburg on September 22nd. For the representative ZDF survey, the research group Wahlen surveyed 1,060 eligible voters in Brandenburg from September 10th to 12th.

In the state elections in Thuringia and Saxony on September 1, the AfD rose to more than 30 percent in each case. In Thuringia, the AfD was the strongest force.