Frauke Petry, chairwoman of the anti-immigration party Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) reacts as she leaves a news conference in Berlin, Germany, September 25, 2017. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
BERLIN (Reuters) - The leadership of Germany's far right cracked within hours of its electoral success on Monday, when the highest-profile figure in its more moderate wing stormed out of its victory news conference and abandoned its parliamentary group.
Frauke Petry, a 42-year-old chemist, was the most recognisable face in the Alternative for Germany (AfD) during its swift rise over the past two years. But she said she could not stand with an "anarchistic party" that lacked a credible plan to govern, and would sit in parliament as an independent.
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