German anti-refugee party targets 'political earthquake' in elections

Alternative für Deutschland expected to make gains on back of opposition to Angela Merkel's open-door policy Angela Merkel has said the rise of the populist anti-refugee party Alternative für Deutschland a "temporary phenomenon", days before state elections seen as the biggest electoral test of her third term in office. She said she was sure the AfD would slump in the polls once Germans recognised that the government had the refugee crisis under control. "Many people have the impression that w...