Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and has become a factor that can’t be ignored.

Given her pariah status, Weidel had fewer options but made a virtue out of necessity. The AfD has presented itself as a link to powerful right-wing actors that remain ideologically distant from Germany’s political establishment, like US President Donald Trump.

An endorsement from Elon Musk, 5 million euros in financial donations this year alone, and now an invitation to meet Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban: once isolated, the far-right Alternative for Germany has a growing number of friends.

Germany's far-right party, Alternative for Germany, has seen gains in popularity in recent years — Jan Techau, a director on Eurasia Group's Europe team, discusses.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán hosted the leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany party, Alice Weidel in Budapest on Wednesday, an unprecedented gesture from a European leader to the AfD,

Alternative for Germany appears to be heading for its strongest national election result yet this month and is fielding its first candidate to lead the country. Even though it is highly unlikely to take a share of power soon,

AfD candidate for chancellor Alice Weidel's visit to Hungary marks the first time Orban has hosted a politician from the far-right German party.

The AfD is polling in second place ahead of Germany's elections scheduled for 23 February. However, all other parties have ruled out entering into a coalition with it. View on euronews