The party was rebuffed in an appeal to the Saxon Higher Administrative Court against its designation as a "far-right extremist" group by Saxony's domestic intelligence agency. View on euronews

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) party organization in the eastern German state of Saxony can be designated as a known far-right extremist group, an appeals court ruled on Tuesday. The party has been fighting a legal battle against the designation by Saxony's domestic intelligence agency.

Tino Chrupalla, said his trip to Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration is an opportunity to establish political and economic contacts with the new US leadership. Paying respect to Trump, who will be sworn in as president at noon (1700 GMT) in Washington,

Organizers said they expected over 10,000 people to attend demonstrations in eastern Saxony state. The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is polling in second place ahead of upcoming federal elections.