The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream, borne into power or closer to it by popular ...

While AfD didn't take home a majority, it squeezed votes away from Germany's moderate liberal and conservative parties – another sign of the rise of extreme right-wing parties in Europe.

He laid a wreath at the foot of a statue, made the sign of the cross and paused before ... That party, called the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is sitting second in the polls for next Sunday ...