German far-right leader: 'We want to shape politics' Alexander Gauland, the co-president of the German far-right AfD party, campaigns in Chemnitz a week ahead of regional elections in Saxony. AfD is currently projected to come in second place in Saxony, according to the latest opinion polls. "The opposition makes diagnoses, but those who are only in the opposition get nowhere," Gaulander says at a campaign rally. "The time has come when we want to shape politics ourselves." IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES