In January 2017, AfD member Björn Höcke held a racist and pro-Holocaust speech in [[Dresden]], thus openly showing he's a Neo-Nazi. While the conservative AfD members (including party leader Petry) condemned his speech and launched a party exclusion trial of Höcke, many Nazi members supported him and his speech, e.g. the AfD Saarland.
Despite AfD's shift to the right under Petry, she supported making alliances with the establishment German parties, something which brought her under much criticism from others in her party. Alexander Gauland and Alice Weidel (who's a [[homosexualbisexual]]but anyway opposes same-sex "marriage") were elected as AfD's top candidates for the 2017 general election instead of Petry, who chose not to run.<ref>[http://www.breitbart.com/london/2017/04/23/germanys-populist-afd-party-elects-new-right-wing-leaders/ Germany’s Populist AfD Party Elects New Right Wing Leaders]. ''Breitbart News''. April 23, 2017. Retrieved April 23, 2017.</ref>
While the AfD was unable to gain any seats in the German national parliament in the 2013 election, it gained many seats in the European Parliament in 2014. It is in a strong position for the 2017 elections and is likely to gain seats within the Bundestag.