NYT > World News Germany’s Far Right, Edging Close to Power, Remains Close to Extremists Par : Christopher F. Schuetze and Jim Tankersley 4 septembre 2026 à 05:02 The Alternative for Germany party has tried to soften its hard-line image but is still privately working with extremists. It could win a state election on Sunday. © Jens Schluter/Agence France-Presse — Getty ImagesUlrich Siegmund, a leader of the Alternative for Germany party in Saxony-Anhalt, speaking in Magdeburg, Germany, on Saturday.