The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been campaigning vigorously in at least two states in eastern Germany ahead of this weekend's elections.
MUNICH — In the heart of what was once communist East Germany, a far-right group that for some has evoked the country’s Nazi past may be on the verge of becoming the strongest party for the first time in a state election.
But the issue of integration is a thorny one and the AfD harnessed hostility toward foreigners as it rose from the fringes. Immigration became an even hotter issue after three people were killed and eight wounded in a knife attack in the city of Solingen last week, for which the Islamic State terrorist group claimed responsibility. The suspect is a 26-year-old Syrian citizen, identified by the German federal prosecutor’s office as “Issa Al H,” had applied and failed to gain asylum in Germany.
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