Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of Germany's AfD (Alternative for Germany) will attend, even as German security services monitor them for right-wing extremism.

Alternative für Deutschland, the far-right German political party suspected of extremism by the country’s domestic intelligence agency, said it has accepted an invite to President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration next week.

AfD co-leader Tino Chrupalla will attend Trump's inauguration, while Alice Weidel stays in Germany for the election campaign. Beatrix von Storch will also attend. #EuropeNews

Tino Chrupalla, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), will attend U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration. The move continues the AfD's controversial ties with Trump allies and raises concerns about influence on European politics before the German elections.

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to attend US President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration to a second term on Monday. Tino Chrupalla told dpa on Thursday that he has received an invitation to attend the ceremony outside the US Capitol building in Washington.

The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) said Thursday that he would attend the inauguration of US President-elect Donald Trump, as the party seeks to highlight its ties with the incoming administration.

Most polls put the anti-immigration AfD in second place behind the conservatives before the Feb. 23 election in Europe's biggest economy.