On September 3, German authorities said they were stepping up surveillance of the alt-right Alternative for Germany amid growing concern the third-largest party in parliament was closing ranks with nationalists groups. Andreas Kalbitz , a member of the party's national leadership, accused the German political parties of panicking in the face of AfD's electoral success. | On September 3, German authorities said they were stepping up surveillance of the alt-right Alternative for Germany amid growing concern the third-largest party in parliament was closing ranks with nationalists groups. Andreas Kalbitz , a member of the party's national leadership, accused the German political parties of panicking in the face of AfD's electoral success. |