Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, poses in front of German flags during an election campaign rally in Halle, eastern Germany on January 25 ...

DW examines how German parties get their money. Less than two weeks before the general election, an anti-corruption watchdog has urged a reform of Germany's "opaque" party funding laws.

The German government is preparing for an upheaval in its parliament as citizens head to the ballot box following the collapse of the nation's ruling coalition.