Following are some of the key moments in the rise of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), the country's' most successful far-right party since the Nazis were in power.
A supporter of Alternative for Germany party does a Hitler salute during a protest against the government, amid skyrocketing energy prices, in Berlin, Germany, October 8, 2022. REUTERS/Christian Mang/
2015 - The party shifts right during Europe's migration crisis, causing some of the original founders to quit. As the only party to criticise Chancellor Angela Merkel's open-door policy that let in hundreds of thousands of migrants, it sees support rise steadily. 2017 - In January, regional AfD leader Bjoern Hoecke in January attacks the Holocaust Memorial as "monument of shame", saying history books should focus more on German victims of World War Two.
At a national level, support falls after a string of controversies related to AfD members and amid divisions over policy.campaigns.
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