It is a pivotal moment for Germany's far-right AfD ahead of national elections Sunday. The party is polling at 21% — likely enough for second place.

German voters will head to the polls this weekend to elect new leadership, marking a decisive election that will help shape how Europe responds to the new Trump administration. Why it matters: As Europe's biggest economy and the largest member of the European Union,

DW has more.With now just two days to go before Germany's federal election, political parties are into the last leg of campaigning with not much more time to change the mind of voters. Here is a roundup of top stories in the run-up to Germany's parliamentary election on Friday,

On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear from an unlikely idol - Björn Höcke, one of the most controversial figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.

Long seen as having a stronghold in eastern Germany, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is poised to make major gains in the west in Sunday's parliamentary elections, party leaders say. And a YouGov poll released on Thursday backs them up.

Germans will head to the polls Sunday looking for leadership at a deeply uncertain time, but all eyes will be trained on a party likely to finish a distant second.