The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) supports a second vote in parliament for chancellor taking place on Wednesday, the party co-leader said after conservative leader Friedrich Merz failed to win the majority needed.

Germany rebuked Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he slammed the country’s intelligence agency for classifying the far-right political party Alternative for Germany a “proven-right wing extremist organization.

Germany’s conservative frontrunner Friedrich Merz faced a significant political defeat Tuesday after falling short of a majority in the initial vote