Germany's far-right AfD searching for new momentum ahead of election
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) is the country's most successful far-right party since the war, but its latest election results suggest it has hit a ceiling.
This should be a good time for the Alternative for Germany (AfD), if only because, with Chancellor Angela Merkel no longer a candidate in September's election, Germany has no choice but to choose an alternative.
The built-in uncertainty of Germany's political future has been exacerbated in recent months by a series of legacy-scarring crises marking Merkel's final year in power and eroded trust in the political establishment.