Several senior AfD members had urged Petry, the highest-profile figure in the AfD’s more moderate wing, to quit the party after she shocked them on Monday by saying she would not sit with the AfD in the Bundestag. But Petry has clashed with other senior members, arguing for the party to take a more moderate course. Alice Weidel, one of the AfD’s top candidates, said she did not expect other lawmakers to quit the party. For months, Petry has urged the AfD to soften its stance and prepare to join coalition governments, while others wanted the party to stick to opposition. She had also distanced herself from some of the AfD’s more radical senior members, saying their comments were putting voters off.

Source: bd News24 September 26, 2017 14:48 UTC