German far-right relishes its power as Merkel struggles

The far-right Alternative for Germany party sees Chancellor Angela Merkel's struggle to form a new government as proof of its growing power to upend the country's political order, a top party official told AFP.Parliamentary group leader Alexander Gauland said in an interview that the current turmoil showed that the four-year-old AfD had succeeded in its primary goal in September's general election."It's all downhill for Merkel now and that is partly our achievement," Gauland said, sipping a glas