The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) confirmed Tuesday that its new cohort of MPs will include a man thrown out of its caucus in the European Parliament after various scandals. Another new AfD MP who has caused controversy,

Germany's far-right party the AfD finished second in the country's parliamentary elections and are hailing the outcome as a ‘historic result.'

The success of the Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is a sign of the times. Across Europe, far-right parties once on the fringe have gone mainstream.

Europe must seek to “achieve independence” from the United States, Germany’s likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz said after his opposition conservatives won elections on Sunday, in a vote that also saw surging support for the far-right.

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result.