Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of Germany's AfD (Alternative for Germany) will attend, even as German security services monitor them for right-wing extremism.

Tino Chrupalla, said his trip to Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration is an opportunity to establish political and economic contacts with the new US leadership. Paying respect to Trump, who will be sworn in as president at noon (1700 GMT) in Washington,

Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. The move continues the AfD's controversial ties with Trump allies and raises concerns about influence on European politics before the German elections.

AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla will attend Trump's inauguration, while Alice Weidel stays in Germany for the election campaign. Beatrix von Storch will also attend. #EuropeNews

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration to a second term on Monday. Tino Chrupalla told dpa on Thursday that he has received an invitation to attend the ceremony outside the US Capitol building in Washington.

Most polls put the anti-immigration AfD in second place behind the conservatives before the Feb. 23 election in Europe's biggest economy.

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