This recent polling data will come as a surprise to many. Like many of the “new right” parties in Europe, the AfD began as an anti-immigration party. Its support began to rise in direct response to Angela Merkel’s decision in

More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general election

The hardline party has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country. The far-right party first entered Germany's national parliament eight years ago on the back of discontent with the arrival of large numbers of migrants in the mid-2010s,