The far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party has suffered a significant defeat in a district leadership election in the Uckermark (a rural district north of Berlin), where CDU incumbent Karina Dörk retained her post as Landrätin with 60 percent of the vote against AfD challenger Felix Teichner's 40 percent. Voter turnout reached 55 percent — nearly double that of eight years ago — reflecting what local CDU officials described as the most polarised campaign in memory, with Dörk receiving cross-party backing from parties ranging from the FDP to the Left. The result underscores a recurring pattern in Brandenburg: while the AfD commands substantial support, broad democratic mobilisation has so far prevented the party from winning executive district posts.