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.

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.

An exit poll shows Germany’s Social Democrats with a slight edge over a far-right party in a state election in Brandenburg

A state election is taking place in Brandenburg three weeks after a far-right party made gains in two other states in eastern Germany

The narrow win by Olaf Scholz’s party came in a state election, the third in a series that was seen as a reflection of the national mood and a snapshot of the government’s popularity.

Following AfD’s victory in Thuringia, race in one of smallest German states in terms of population becomes focus of attention