AfD party chairman Petry separates himself

berlin - The party chairman of the Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), Frauke Petry, declared the day after the German elections not to be part of the AFD group.

The right-populated AFD won nearly 13 percent of the votes on Sunday and comes first in the German Lower House. Petry has been elected as a parliamentarian.

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