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

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. But the 45-year-old who says Margaret Thatcher is ...

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,

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The far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday confirmed Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming election. Latest polls suggest that the party could secure 22 percent of the vote,

For Alice Weidel, it is the highlight of her political career so far: on Saturday, the delegates at the AfD national party conference unanimously

Weidel has her sights firmly set on the chancellor post, but is a longshot to say the least. While the AfD is polling second with 21%, about 10 points behind the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), it has no potential partners because all of the other parties have ruled out a coalition with it.

The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is pushing a heady mix of Prussian imperial nostalgia and a shrewd form of Euroscepticism that catches the mood of post-globalist German voters.

A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country’s election next month.

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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 ...

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 eight points behind the conservatives. The anti-immigration AfD ...