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."
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