On January 29, MPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) clustered around 46-year-old party leader Alice Weidel in parliament taking selfies. Weidel, dressed in a white rollneck and navy blazer, gave a reticent but pleased-looking smile at the camera.
Moments earlier, AfD had made history. For the first time since entering the federal parliament in 2017, its votes had influenced national policy.
