Which had partnered with the ecological Green Party and the pro-market Free Democrats to establish a tense coalition government.
Prior to holding the vote, Scholz accused his finance minister and Free Democrat colleague Christian Lindner of betraying his confidence by openly supporting an economic strategy that differed from their agreed-upon course.
According to Reuters, the AfD is now ranked second in opinion surveys and might be able to obstruct either a center-left or center-right majority,
Despite the fact that mainstream parties have historically rejected the party and would not form government coalitions with it.
The AfD was founded in April 2013 as a movement against the euro currency, but since then, it has changed its focus to oppose immigration and Islam.
Since then, it has gained popularity both locally and nationally, especially in the former East Germany, which has not been as economically successful as the west.
