AfD

A screen shows first exit polls of the state election in Thuringia at the headquarters of Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party, SPD, in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, Sept. 1, 2024.

Germany's far-right AfD was Monday celebrating a landmark win in a regional vote, sending a shot across the bows of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's government a year ahead of national elections.

On Wednesday, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) aligned with other far-right parties to establish a new alliance within the European Parliament, marking the formation of the smallest and most radical far-right group to date.

The controversial politician from the Right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Marcus Pretzell, said on Sunday that if refugees tried to cross the German border by force, it would be reasonable to use firearms to stop them.