Katrin Ebner-Steiner (L), Bavaria's top candidate of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), and Alice Weidel, leader of the AfD parliamentary group, take part in a press conference at the Federal Press Conference after the state elections in Bavaria and Hesse. Fabian Sommer/dpa
The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) lauded the party's strong showing in state elections in Bavaria and Hesse, arguing the results make the AfD a mass party with nationwide appeal. "The AfD is no longer an eastern phenomenon, but has become an all-German people's party. We have arrived," Alice Weidel said at a press conference in Berlin on Monday. The AfD placed third in Bavaria and second in Hesse, both relatively prosperous western states that together make up about a quarter of Germany's total population. The AfD has generally enjoyed far stronger support in the for...
