Germany’s Social Democrats, the party of Chancellor Olaf Scholz, have emerged as the strongest force in regional elections in the state of Lower Saxony, according to exit polls by public broadcasters ARD and ZDF. Despite sustaining losses, SPD state premier Stephan Weil looks set to be re-elected with between 32.5% and 33.5% of votes. The party’s main rivals, the Christian Democrats, brought home their worst result in more than 60 years, garnering 27.5%, according to pollsters. Meanwhile, the Green Party was able to almost double its previous result from the 2017 regional elections in the nort…