A week before the state elections in Brandenburg, the AfD is ahead‌ of the SPD in⁣ two new‌ polls, but the SPD is closing the gap.

The AfD ‌leads with 29% in the ZDF Extra poll, followed by the SPD with 26%. However,⁢ in the ⁤ARD trend, ⁤the SPD has caught up, trailing the AfD by only 1% (26% vs 27%).

The Brandenburg Office for the Protection of the​ Constitution has classified the AfD’s regional association as‌ a suspected right-wing extremist cause. ⁢A new state​ parliament will be‍ elected on September 22nd.

The UDP comes​ third with 15% in the ZDF survey, followed by the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance with 14%.⁢ The Greens⁣ are struggling to maintain their presence in⁢ the state parliament with 5%. BVB/Free Voters and ​the Left achieved 3% each.

When asked about their preferred Prime Minister, 55% of respondents​ chose the incumbent Dietmar Woidke ⁣of the SPD. Hans-Christoph Berndt of the AfD received 7% support, while Jan Redmann (CDU) ‍received ⁢11%.

According to the ARD​ survey, the ⁤SPD is slightly behind the AfD, with the Social Democrats gaining three percentage points compared to the previous week’s survey.⁢ The⁣ UDP​ received 16 ​points, while the Alliance Sahra Wagenknecht (BSW) achieved 13%.

If the head of government could be elected directly, ⁤every second person would choose the incumbent Woidke. 9% are in favor of AfD leading candidate⁣ Hans-Christoph Berndt or CDU leading candidate Jan Redmann.

The AfD’s⁤ performance in the state elections in ‌Thuringia and Saxony, where they received over 30% of the vote, has‌ raised​ concerns about their growing influence in ⁣the region.

Electoral polls are subject to uncertainty due to weakening party ties and ⁤increasingly short-term voting ⁤decisions. Surveys only reflect the opinion at the time of the survey and ⁢are not⁣ predictions of the outcome of the election.