Angela Merkel

Anti-migrant party makes gains in German state elections

Members of the anti-immigration “Alternative for Germany party (AfD) have been celebrating after making unprecedented gains in three German state elections. Voters appear to have punished Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservative, Christian Democrats (CDU) , rejecting her open-door refugee policy. Already represented in five of Germany’s 16 regional assemblies, the AfD succeeded in entering three more. Win…