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

Germany's far right is in a buoyant mood. On Saturday, while its conference was under way in the eastern city of Riesa, in Saxony, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) laid out ambitions to close Germany ...

(AP Photo/Markus Schreiber) People stand in front of the stage of the Alternative for Germany, AfD, party convention in Riesa ...

RIESA, Germany (AP) — A convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was met by protests on Saturday as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country's election next ...

"We saw what was suddenly possible in Austria and let's see what happens here," AfD deputy parliamentary group leader Beatrix von Storch said on the sidelines of a party conference in the eastern town ...

A key congress of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was delayed Saturday as thousands shouting "No to Nazis" protested outside the venue in the eastern town of Riesa. The party's ...

AfD candidate for chancellor uses party conference to try to ride wave propelling populists in Europe and US to power ...

As the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party gathered to nominate its candidate for chancellor in the Feb 23 snap election, thousands of protesters mobilized to oppose what they see as a ...

Thousands of demonstrators protested against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Saturday, obstructing roads ...

Weidel’s nomination took place during the AfD congress in Riesa, eastern Germany, which began two hours late due to protests by thousands of demonstrators who blocked access roads and the ...

Germany's populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW) is gathering on Sunday to finalize its election programme, while the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) resumes its party conference, ...

RIESA, Germany (AP) — Thousands of people demonstrated against a convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany on Saturday, blocking some roads and delaying the meeting’s start as ...