Co-chair of Germany’s anti-immigration party quits despite best ever election

Leaders of the nationalist, anti-migrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have sought to allay fears raised by Jewish groups and others about their entry into parliament.

Co-chair of Germany’s anti-immigration party quits despite best ever election

Leaders of the nationalist, anti-migrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party have pledged to use their third-place election finish to conduct robust but "constructive" opposition, and sought to allay fears raised by Jewish groups and others about their entry into parliament.

However, long-running cracks at the top of the party widened when co-chairwoman Frauke Petry - one of AfD's best-known faces, but sidelined over recent months - stormed out of a press conference.

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