Bernd Lucke, party leader of Alternative for Germany party (AfD), speaks during a party meeting in Aschaffenburg January 25, 2014. REUTERS/Ralph Orlowski
ASCHAFFENBURG, Germany (Reuters) - Germany's new eurosceptic party launched its campaign for the European parliament elections on Saturday with an attack on European Union federalism and defence of national sovereignty, in an attempt to regroup after months of perilous infighting.
About 300 delegates in the Alternative for Germany (AfD) gathered at a party congress in the Bavarian town of Aschaffenburg to elect its candidates for the European vote in May, where fringe parties are expected to do well.
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