Ms. Petry was, like Ms. Merkel, trained as a scientist, and is fluent in English. Ms. Weidel is fluent in Mandarin and is raising children with her female partner. VideoIts positionsAlternative for Germany promised to restore law and order and a sense of national pride — a theme that causes deep unease among many Germans. PhotoIts supportersOf the nearly 6 million votes Alternative for Germany won on Sunday, preliminary results show 1.2 million came from voters who had stayed home in previous elections. Its challengesAlternative for Germany emerged as the third-largest party in Parliament, with 94 out of 709 seats.

Source: New York Times September 25, 2017 15:56 UTC