BERLIN, Sept. 24 (Xinhua) -- The Alternative fuer Deutschland (AfD) on Sunday was elected into the new German federal parliament with about 13.5 percent of votes, becoming the third strongest party in the Bundestag, exit polls showed.
It is also the first far-right populist in the Bundestag since WWII. The AfD's votes crossed the five-percent-vote threshold that Germany election rule sets for parties to be elected in the Bundestag.
"We will hunt Merkel! We want to bring our country and people back," said Alexander Gauland, one of the two candidates of the AfD in this election who always accuses Merkel's policies in refugees and euro crisis.
"It's a historical and outstanding result for AfD. We will experience more pluralism in the Bundestag, and we will experience a lively democracy through the AfD," said AfD's politician Bjoern Hoecke.
Founded in 2013, the eurosceptic and anti-immigration party -- which welcomed Brexit, missed the Bundestag with 4.7 percent of votes in the same year.
The party gained momentum during the Euro crisis and the refugee crisis. It was polling at around 10 percent before Sunday's federal election.
