Weidel led the Alternative for Germany, a male-dominated party accused of far-right extremism, from the fringes into the ...

One of the party's leading figures, the Thuringian AfD state chairperson Björn Höcke, was convicted twice in 2024 for using a banned slogan of Hitler's paramilitary Sturmabteilung, SA. In the ...

“With Alice Weidel at the helm, the AfD has steadily become more radical ... when Elon Musk appeared by video link and endorsed the party.Credit...Hannibal Hanschke/EPA, via Shutterstock ...

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.

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's ...

Support for the AfD has continued to grow. It is now led by Alice Weidel, who in 2018 drew criticism for anti-immigration comments in which she said: "Burqas, girls in headscarves, knife-wielding men ...

46-year-old Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany's far ... FRANCE 24 takes a closer look at AfD's top candidate for chancellor.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), speaks during the election party at the party's headquarters in Berlin Germany, Sunday, Feb 23, 2025. (PHOTO: AP/Soeren Stache) ...

Alice Weidel, a gay woman with a Sri Lankan partner, leads Germany's far-right AfD, which opposes same-sex marriage and champions traditional values. Her leadership has bolstered the AfD's support.