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.