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

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

All the Latest Game Footage and Images from Train Simulator: Bahnstrecke Leipzig - Riesa Route Hurry along Germany’s oldest long-distance railway in its entirety, from the densely packed city of ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...