A German spy agency deems the party a threat to the “democratic order,” but voters say otherwise—should they be silenced, too ...

It is now set to be the main opposition party, giving a more prominent role to its co-leader Alice Weidel. DW takes a closer look at the woman who's become the public face of Germany's far right.

AfD's co-leader Alice Weidel said her party is "ready for the responsibility of government" after Friedrich Merz initially fell six votes short of being named chancellor—Germany's leader—in a ...

The agency cited a "xenophobic, anti-minority, Islamophobic" rhetoric among the reasons for the designation. The label gives authorities more power to investigate the far-right party. https://p.dw ...

The meandering conversation may not have helped Alice Weidel as much as she hoped, say pundits.Perhaps unsurprisingly, the conversation between Elon Musk and Alternative for Germany (AfD ...

Meanwhile, the AfD's co-chairs Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla issued a joint statement in which they claimed the decision was "politically motivated", reminding their supporters that the ...

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla give a statement in Berlin, Germany. March 12, 2025. (photo credit: REUTERS/Liesa Johannssen) A German court said on ...

When Mr. Merz stumbled yesterday and became the first candidate chancellor since World War II to lose a Bundestag confirmation vote, all microphones swiveled to the AfD co-leader, Alice Weidel. The ...

AfD's co-leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla described the decision as a "serious blow to German democracy". In a joint statement on Friday, they said: "The AfD is now being publicly ...

AfD national chairwoman Alice Weidel speaks at her party's national convention in Riesa, Germany, Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP) (CN) — Alternative for Germany, a far-right ...

“With our lawsuit, we are sending a clear signal against the abuse of state power to combat and exclude the opposition,” party co-leaders Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel said, alleging an ...

"Merz is the first chancellor candidate to have failed in the first round," said a gleeful AfD leader Alice Weidel, calling for him to step down. "It shows you how weak this coalition of ...