Germany: SPD seeks coalition after slim win in Brandenburg

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz's Social Democrats will seek coalition talks with upstart left party BSW, as working with the far-right runner-up AfD has been ruled out. Follow DW for more.

Social Democrats (SPD) came in first with 30.9% in the Brandenburg state elections, just ahead of the far-right AfD's 29.2%. The election was a comeback for Olaf Scholz's party, which polls predicted for weeks to come second with 20%. As all parties have ruled out coalitioning with the AfD,  SPD will seek talks with the left-wing Sahra Wagenknecht alliance (BSW) party, which came in third. The 

Brandenburg election followed the state elections in Thuringia and Saxony, where the AfD came in first.

Here are the latest developments following the election in Brandenburg on Monday, September 23: