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Tens of thousands stage anti-racism march in Berlin
The march is partly in response to the rise of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany party
Far-right AfD debuts as Germany's new parliament sits
A record 709 MPs will gather for the session, with all eyes on the 92 members from Alternative for Germany (AfD), which took 12.6% of the vote in September's watershed elections
Humbled Merkel vows to win back hard-right voters
Merkel says she would now seek exploratory talks on an alliance with two smaller parties, the pro-business Free Democrats and the ecologist Greens
Infighting hits hard-right AfD after German vote success
(3rd UPDATE) The nationalist Alternative for Germany is hit by party infighting just hours after winning its first seats in parliament
Dismay as Germany's hard-right AfD marches into parliament
AfD will now send dozens of lawmakers to the Bundestag opposition benches, giving them a platform to spread their views, including challenging Germany's culture of atonement over World War II and the massacre of 6 million Jews and others in the Holocaust
Weakened Merkel wins 4th term, hit by nationalist 'earthquake'
(UPDATED) In a bombshell for the German establishment, the anti-Islam, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) captures around 13% of the vote, catapulting it to become the country's third biggest political force
Merkel heads for German poll win, hard-right AfD for first seats
Voting begins at 0600 GMT in Europe's biggest economy and exit polls are announced at 1600 GMT, with few expecting surprises given Merkel's double-digit poll lead
Who will tango with Merkel? German poll battle heats up
The battle over the make up of Merkel s fourth government would potentially impact Berlin policy on everything from immigration and Russia relations to climate
Merkel braces for populist gains in Berlin elections
UPDATED A wave of protest voting against her welcome to refugees is expected to hit the hip multicultural capital
Merkel under pressure after poll defeat to anti-migrant party
UPDATED The xenophobic Alternative for Germany AfD clinched around 21 in its first bid for seats in the regional parliament of Mecklenburg Western Vorpommern
Germany's anti-migrant populists beat Merkel's party in local vote
3rd UPDATE German Chancellor Angela Merkel s Christian Democratic Union gets just 19 in Mecklenburg Western Vorpommern – its worst showing there
Clashes outside German right-wing AfD party congress, 400 arrests
Clashes erupt between left wing activists and AfD delegates
Anti-euro party extends gains in eastern Germany
Germany s fledgling anti euro party celebrated election gains in two eastern states in a show of strength that spells a growing threat for Chancellor Angela Merkel s conservatives
