Co-leader of far-right Alternative for Germany says quitting party

DRESDEN, Germany (Reuters) - Frauke Petry, the co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), said on Tuesday she was leaving her party after it became the first far-right group to enter parliament for more than half a century in Sunday's national election.

Petry, who had tried to steer the party on to a more moderate path, told reporters: "We tried to change course but you have to realise when you reach a point when that is no longer possible."