The chancellor's right-wing candidate, Alice Weidel, is trying to win over voters with her flamboyant views.
Since its inception in 2013, the organization of A German alternative (AfD) party has become a political party in Germany.
The party is second in the election which is expected to be held next month.
The leader of the party, Alice Weidel, wants a strict immigration policy.
His manifesto also includes Germany leaving the euro and revising its decision to abandon nuclear power.
Will Weidel's views influence voters and make the AfD a more important part of German politics?
Presenter: Laura Kyle
Guests:
Olaf Boehnke – Director and senior advisor, Alliance of Democracies Foundation
Jessica Berlin – Non-resident fellow, Center for European Policy Analysis
Ulrich Brueckner – Professor of European Studies, Stanford University in Berlin