The AfD has confirmed its first-ever chancellor candidate as polls show the part is currently in second place. Co-leader Tino ...

Thousands attempt to block delegates from attending meeting where Alice Weidel chosen as AfD’s candidate for chancellor.

Protesters gathered in the German town of Riesa early on Saturday ... according to the statement. Saxony and a number of other states in eastern Germany are seen as strongholds of the AfD.

A heavy police presence was in place in Riesa — in the eastern state of Saxony, a stronghold of Alternative for Germany, or AfD — and officers cleared some protesters from the streets.

During a party conference Alice Weidel publicly endorsed the mass "return" or deportation of people with a migrant background ...

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The event marked the beginning of campaign season ahead of Germany’s elections next month. In Riesa, Saxony—a stronghold of AfD—a significant police presence was deployed. Officers cleared ...

Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is holding a two-day gathering in Riesa — in the eastern state of Saxony, one of its strongholds — to formally nominate co-leader Alice Weidel as its candidate ...