Germany's AfD names Alice Weidel

Alice Weidel: The unlikely leader driving the far-right AfD to new heights
The party, second in the polls ahead of the February elections, closes ranks with its candidate following Musk’s support. It is seeking to square the circle: normalization without deradicalization
Germany's far-right AfD launches Weidel as candidate for chancellor
The Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday unanimously elected party co-chair Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor in February's parliamentary elections, as thousands gathered outside to protest the far-right,
Alice Weidel, German Far Right's Unlikely Hope For Chancellor
As someone born in West Germany who is openly gay and has a non-German partner, Alice Weidel is in some ways a surprising choice as the far-right AfD's candidate for chancellor ahead of February elections.
Elon Musk hosts X talk with German far-right AfD's Weidel
Elon Musk's support of Alice Weidel's party has already triggered an outcry in Germany, as the country gears for a general election. DW provides live fact-checking, explainers and reactions.X owner Elon Musk is speaking with the co-leader and chancellor candidate of the Alternative for Germany party,
How radical is AfD chancellor candidate Weidel?
For Alice Weidel, it is the highlight of her political career so far: on Saturday, the delegates at the AfD national party conference unanimously
Germany's far-right AfD co-leader Alice Weidel vows to 'close borders completely'
After being elected to represent Germany's far-right AfD party in Germany's upcoming snap election, Alice Weidel addresses supporters, vowing to 'close borders completely' if elected chancellor.
Germany's AfD names Alice Weidel as chancellor candidate ahead of February election
AfD national chairwoman Alice Weidel in Riesa and Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP)
Germany. Alice Weidel taps into rising AfD wave for chancellor bid
Alice Weidel was officially nominated as the AfD candidate for chancellor in the Bundestag elections. Alice Weidel, co-chair of Alternative for Germany (AfD), was chosen as the party's candidate for chancellor in the upcoming Bundestag elections,
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We are not Nazis, AfD leader tells Musk
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Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD
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The AfD delegates refused to condemn Russia for SMO
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