While the Christian Democrat camp is comfortably leading in the polls, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to finish a strong second — a prospect that is not only shaking up the race but also stirring heated debate over the country’s postwar identity.

More than 200,000 protesters have demonstrated in Munich against far-right extremism ahead of the German general election

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.

More than 200,000 protesters rallied in Munich, Germany, on Saturday against far-right extremism ahead of the country's general election. The far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is in second place in recent polls and has prompted widespread protests across the country before voters cast their ballots on Feb. 23.

A 99-year-old Holocaust survivor demonstrated against Germany's far right on Saturday. Albrecht Weinberg was those protesting in the north-western town of Leer, one week after a motion on migration reforms passed in the lower house of the German parliament with support from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).