Right-wing Alternative for Germany Party collapses and Merkel support rises in post-Brexit fallout

Berlin (dpa) – The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party suffered another blow Tuesday when 13 of its lawmakers in a key state legislature split from the party’s parliamentary faction over allegations of anti-Semitic comments by one its members. The AfD members’ move to follow their chief, Joerg Meuthen, in leaving the party’s faction in the…

Berlin (dpa) – Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative political bloc has won back voters in the wake of the uncertainty unleashed by the British vote to exit the EU, a poll released on Wednesday showed. Support for Merkel’s Christian Democrats (CDU) and their Bavarian-based Christian Social Union (CSU) allies, rose one percentage point to 35 per cent,…