Germans will head to the polls Sunday looking for leadership at a deeply uncertain time, but all eyes will be trained on a party likely to finish a distant second.

On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear from an unlikely idol - Björn Höcke, one of the most controversial figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

EXCLUSIVE: Hans-Olaf Henkel joined the AfD in 2014, one year before Angela Merkel launched her open-door immigration policy.

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and has become a factor that can’t be ignored.

A week out from the Federal Election, tens of thousands of demonstrators took to Berlin's streets to protest the rise of ultra-conservative ideology in German politics. They say they're concerned about the direction their country is taking - a sentiment shared by some of the Australia's

Germany's far-right party, Alternative for Germany, has seen gains in popularity in recent years — Jan Techau, a director on Eurasia Group's Europe team, discusses.

NEU-ISENBURG, Germany (Reuters) - "Alice fuer Deutschland" (Alice for Germany) chanted supporters as far-right leader Alice Weidel addressed an election rally outside Germany's financial centre Frankfurt,

Polls show support for far-right AfD surging ahead of elections in Germany Germany is preparing for national elections on Feb 23. Polls show the far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD party, on course for its highest-ever vote share.