A new band of influencers unafraid of confrontation has helped elevate the Alternative for Germany party to second in pre-election polls.

Emily Wünsch voices the frustration of other young people in Germany, when the 21-year-old dismisses the political mainstream as aloof and out of touch.

Young people in particular are concerned about the future of their country and the Europe they grew up in, as the AfD stands against the core values of the European Union, which it would like to leave or abolish altogether.

Germany could face months of political uncertainty after the federal election on Sunday as the winning party will almost certainly have to form a coalition to secure a majority. Here is a summary of t

Germany's mainstream political parties lost support while the far-right AfD gained ground in one of the last polls published before the election on Sunday, pointing to likely tricky coalition building that could drag on for months.