The German parliament is off to a rocky start as Alternative for Germany, or AfD, lawmakers took their seats among rival politicians devoted to keeping the growing party out of the mainstream.

Parliamentarians convened the first meeting of the new Bundestag with a speech from The Left party member Gregor Gysi, who as the longest-serving Bundestag member is given the honorary title “father of the House” and allowed to give an opening speech without time limits.