Anti-racism campaigners took to the streets of London last night to protest against the German far right’s recent electoral success.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) — a Eurosceptic party with a large fascist wing — attracted a shock 12.6 per cent share of the vote in Sunday’s election, winning seats in the Bundestag for the first time.

Angela Merkel’s centre-right CDU party saw its vote share shrink from 41.5 per cent to 33 per cent, meaning she will have to form a new coalition.  Talks are reported to have started with the Christian Social Union, the pro-business Free Democratic Party and the Greens.