After fiasco caused by election of Thuringia's new leader with AfD support, Merkel's party agrees to support reelection of previous state governor, Bodo Ramelow

Interior minister says police presence will be raised across the country alongside increased surveillance at sensitive locations to counter danger

Critics say government concentrated solely on Islamists for too long as investigations reveal that extremist groups recruit members of security forces who are armed and trained

After AfD scandal in Thuringia, ten thousand expected to rally under the banner: 'No pacts with fascists any time or anywhere!'

Commemoration events draw neo-Nazis, who seize upon anniversary to downplay Nazi crimes and inflate number of victims of Allied air raids

Christian Hirte of German leader's CDU had congratulated new state governor, elected with help of AfD, leading to calls for his removal by her coalition partners

A day after taking office, Thuringia PM Thomas Kemmerich laments his election win with votes of Alternative for Germany party, calls new elections amid nationwide outrage

Thomas Kemmerich faces calls to resign after winning vote in eastern state of Thuringia by relying on support of Alternative for Germany to defeat left-wing incumbent

Head of Central Council of Jews in Germans is 'horrified' after a candidate enters office with help from anti-Semitic AFD party

Lawmakers remove parliamentary immunity from Alexander Gauland, 78, a prominent figure in 'Alternative for Germany' party, who once trivialized Holocaust's place in German history