U.S. Vice-President J.D. Vance met the leader of a German far-right party during a visit to Munich on Friday, nine days before a German election and after lecturing European leaders about the state of democracy.

Vance met with Alice Weidel, the co-leader and candidate for chancellor of the far-right and anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party, his office said.

Mainstream German parties say they won't work with the party, a stance often referred to as a "firewall." Polls put Alternative for Germany, or AfD, in second place going into the Feb. 23 election with about 20 per cent support.

News of the meeting came after top German officials pushed back hard against Vance's complaints about the state of democracy in Europe, with the defence minister calling it "unacceptable" to draw a pa

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