German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to remain in office and pursue urgent reforms following his conservative party's crushing defeat in state elections.

Restore Britain leader Rupert Lowe publicly celebrated the electoral advance of Germany's far-right AfD, revealing international ties that distinguish his approach from Nigel Farage and Reform UK.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz lashed out at the far-right AfD in the Bundestag, accusing the party of seeking ethnic cleansing through its mass deportation policies following a regional election.

Treasury minister Emma Reynolds has drawn a direct comparison between Reform UK and Germany's far-right AfD during a radio interview.

The far-right Alternative for Germany secured a dominant lead in Saxony-Anhalt, putting the populist movement on the brink of its first state government.

Voters in Saxony-Anhalt head to the polls as the far-right Alternative for Germany party holds a commanding lead, threatening the nation's political firewall.

The AfD held a two-day national conference in Erfurt where delegates re-elected party leaders amid large-scale protests against their policy agenda.