AfD widens lead over Union in polls as SPD pushes LGBTQ rights

A new poll shows the far-right AfD extending its lead over the conservative Union in Germany, while the Left party overtakes the SPD for the first time. In response, the SPD is pushing to enshrine protections for LGBTQ people in the constitution, calling for a ban on discrimination. The poll also indicates a shift in the political landscape, with the SPD losing ground. Meanwhile, in Brandenburg, there are reports that SPD and CDU members helped an AfD candidate become a local council head, despite the so-called firewall against the far-right.