It’s a huge kindergarten here,’ says the party’s Alice Weidel, to whom the chancellor won’t speak.

Alice Weidel on faith and God "Do you believe in God?" was his first question. Weidel launched into a somewhat roundabout answer: She talked about the water, minerals, and metals that make up the ...

Alice Weidel: The far-right leader shaping Germany’s AfD As Germany heads to the polls, a look at the politician cultivating the anti-immigrant party’s ‘image of competence’.

Alice Weidel, Germany’s most vilified—and powerful—female politician The hard-right AfD co-leader’s popularity (and that of her party) increased as she became more radical ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses delegates during a party congress on January 11, 2025 in Riesa, eastern Germany. Ahead of general ...

At a recent party conference in Riesa, Saxony, Alice Weidel fully embraced the term "remigration," describing it as "large-scale repatriations." This term, common among Europe’s far-right ...

AfD co-president Alice Weidel at her party's congress in Riesa, Germany, January 11, 2025. SEBASTIAN KAHNERT / AP The drawing, stylized in black and white, depicted a male profile, with blond hair ...

During a party conference Alice Weidel publicly endorsed the mass "return" or deportation of people with a migrant background.

The convention in Riesa was delayed for two hours due to protests by activists outside of the conference centre. The vote on Weidel was quick and carefully choreographed to ensure unanimity.

But the AfD, which this weekend officially named 45-year-old Alice Weidel as its candidate to be the German chancellor, is catching up -- with one recent survey showing it on 22 percent, just ...