The AfD may not end up controlling Germany's Saxony-Anhalt state despite a landslide election victory, but the far-right party's "dream result" sends a clear message.

BERLIN (AP) — Alternative for Germany, or AfD, has established itself as a significant political force in the 13 years since its founding, but it has never been part of any state or federal government. That’s a result of what is often called a “firewall” against cooperation with the anti-immigrant, far-right party.

The Alternative for Germany appealed on Monday to lawmakers from Chancellor Friedrich Merz's conservatives to support its ​bid to rule Saxony-Anhalt after the far-right party surged into first place in the eastern German state's election.

The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in Germany and the US

How the extreme far-right political party is reshaping Germany—and echoing Trump's MAGA movement in the process.

Sept 11 (Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday that events in Europe, including the far-right victory in a German state election, were the result of "system errors" committed by globalists in the West.

The likely leader of the eastern ⁠German ⁠state of Saxony-Anhalt, the far-right Alternative ⁠for Germany's Ulrich Siegmund, suggested a weapons producer could be allowed to ​operate in the state to provide resources for his party's planned deportation campaigns.

Friedrich Merz’s conservatives remained the largest party in local elections in the western German state of Lower Saxony on Sunday, but suffered losses as the AfD more than tripled its share of the vote from 2021.

By Andreas Rinke and Kirsti Knolle BERLIN, Sept 9 (Reuters) - German Chancellor Friedrich Merz accused the Alternative for Germany on Wednesday of supporting Russia against Germany's interests and advocating anti-migration policies that were tantamount to "ethnic cleansing".