AfD leader Alice Weidel says labeling her party extremist is undemocratic and undermines the rule of law. She accuses German intelligence of overreach and sees no cause for self-criticism.

In addition to Rubio, AfD leaders have cultivated relationships with President Trump and his circle. Alice Weidel attended Trump’s inauguration, and Elon Musk spoke at an AfD event earlier this ...

Germany's domestic intelligence agency last week classified the largest opposition party, the AfD, as "confirmed right-wing extremist." This has intensified debates over whether or not to ban the ...

Germany has classified the AfD as a confirmed extremist party, triggering legal reviews, political fallout, and international criticism. Here’s what the move means for democracy and how global ...

Alice Weidel at the AfD party headquarters in Berlin after elections in February. AP “Central to our assessment is the ethnically and ancestrally defined concept of the people that shapes the ...

Germany's spy agency on Friday classified the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as "extremist", enabling it to step up monitoring of the country's biggest opposition party, which decried the ...

In response, the AfD lashed out at the country’s domestic intelligence agency. In a written statement, party leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla called the decision “a serious blow to German ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, addresses an election campaign rally in Halle, eastern Germany on January 25, 2025. (Photo: AFP) However, Germany’s ...

Weidel led the Alternative for Germany, a male-dominated party accused of far-right extremism, from the fringes into the heart of power.

“We’re a people’s party now,” declared a triumphant Alice Weidel, co-chair of the party, in reference to a term once reserved for the largest centre-right and centre-left parties that have ...

Co-leaders of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla react to the first exit polls of the 2025 general election, in Berlin, Germany, February 23, 2025.

Alice Weidel has been described as the “respectable” and more moderate face of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Photograph: Sean Gallup/Getty Images ...