Riesa (Germany) (AFP) – 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 ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alice Weidel could not have hoped for a better backdrop to her coronation as the candidate for chancellor ...

BERLIN — Tech billionaire Elon Musk tested the boundaries of foreign election interference on Thursday, hosting Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), on his ...

Elon Musk defied a chorus of international criticism and jumped into Germany’s election with both boots, telling an online audience that far-right leader Alice Weidel was “the leading candidate” to ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany. Photo: JENS SCHLUETE/AFP. As someone born in West Germany who is openly gay and has a non-German partner, Alice Weidel is in ...