Alice Weidel doesn’t fit the profile of a far-right politician. The German AfD is willing to look past it.
She has two children with a Sri Lankan-born woman, speaks Chinese and previously worked at global financial institutions — an ...
The Independent23d
4 candidates want to be Germany's next chancellor. Who are they?
He became the leader of his Christian Democratic Union party after longtime Chancellor Angela Merkel — a former ... divisions in the government. Alice Weidel The 46-year-old is making the ...
Al Jazeera English19d
Alice Weidel: The far-right leader shaping Germany’s AfD
On January 29, MPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) clustered around 46-year-old party leader Alice Weidel in ... former CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel said on her website.
Daily Express19d
Germany Election 2025: What is the AfD and what does its leader Alice Weidel stand for?
The CDU leader attracted criticism, including from his predecessor Angela Merkel, for accepting the AfD's votes on a controversial immigration bill last month. What is Alice Weidel’s stance on ...
News 6 WKMG28d
A far-right party saw a historic surge in support in Germany's election. Here's what to know
Other parties say they won't work with the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD), which fielded its first candidate for Germany's top job in co-leader Alice Weidel. But Sunday's second ...
A seismic election won’t deliver the change Germany needs
Friedrich Merz has emerged victorious in a general election which saw dramatic changes in German politics - but given that ...
The Irish Times26d
The Swiss-based ex-banker who leads Germany’s far right: Alice Weidel plays the long game
Seven minutes into Alice Weidel’s first big election interview ... Weidel attracted headlines for arguing that Angela Merkel – who kept Germany’s borders open throughout the migration ...