Ms Weidel’s charisma alone does not explain the AfD’s rise—indeed she is an uninspiring speaker. The 12-year-old party, like others on the hard right in Europe, has benefited from widespread anger ...

BERLIN (Reuters) -Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), is an unlikely public face for a male-dominated, anti-immigration party that depicts itself as ...

Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led her party to second place before Sunday’s election.

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany wants the party's provocative frontwoman to be its candidate for chancellor. Weidel, however, is seen to be at odds with some of her party's ideals. Alice ...

There are many things that make Alice Weidel an unconventional leader for a German political party on the hard right. Though her marriage to a Sri Lankan-born woman draws most attention, many in ...

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The AfD has strengthened its hardline leadership despite ongoing scrutiny from Germany's domestic intelligence agencies. Co-leader Alice Weidel says the far-right party is ready to govern after strong ...

On Thursday, Elon Musk agreed with the leader of a far-right German political party that Adolf Hitler was a communist and that left-wing groups who support Palestinian causes have more in common with ...

Alice Weidel is far-right AfD's first chancellor candidate Partnered with Sri Lankan woman, she is unlikely AfD public face Seen leading AfD to historic result in Sunday's election Believes AfD has ...

Far-right AfD names co-chief Alice Weidel chancellor candidate Partnered with Sri Lankan woman, she is unlikely AfD public face Believes AfD has realistic chance at governing in 2029 Fan of UK's ...