Top AfD candidate Gauland insists on 'taking back' Germany Top German AfD candidate Alexander Gauland says he wants to 'take back' the country from an 'invasion of foreigners' after the far-right party made gains in the elections this weekend. German Chancellor Angela Merkel huddled with her party Monday after winning a fourth term with a far weaker score, now facing the double headache of an emboldened nationalist opposition party and thorny coalition talks ahead. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES