Weidel's Alternative for Germany party has been highly scrutinized by the German intelligence service for its ties to extremists.

European leaders should end the isolation of far-right parties across the Continent, US vice-president JD Vance has said. The Mr Vance singled out his German hosts, telling them to drop their objections to working with a party that has often revelled in banned Nazi slogans and has been shunned from government as a result.