Germany's Euroskeptic Party Weakens From Within

Despite being fairly popular, Alternative for Germany (AfD) -- the country's Euroskeptic political party -- continues to splinter from within. On Aug. 14, party members held a lengthy emergency meeting in Kassel to sort out a dispute between co-leaders Frauke Petry and Jorg Meuthen, who have ideologically diverged in recent months. Their differences over the party's direction have created a rift between the party's moderate and extreme factions, one that could threaten the AfD's ability to settle on who it puts forth to represent it in Germany's upcoming parliamentary elections....