AfD national chairwoman Alice Weidel in Riesa and Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP) ...

As someone born in West Germany who is openly gay and has a non-German partner, Alice Weidel is in some ways a surprising ...

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.

The Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday unanimously elected party co-chair Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor ...

A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns ...

Alarm bells sounded last week when Vice President-elect JD Vance and Trump adviser Elon Musk praised the far-right German party Alternative for Deutschland (AfD), just weeks before that country ...

Musk's endorsement of the AfD, classified by Germany's domestic intelligence agency as a suspected extremism case since 2021, raised eyebrows. Musk argued that labeling the party as right-wing ...

PHOTOS: Musk causes uproar for backing Germany's far-right party ahead of key elections The AfD is polling strongly, but its candidate for the top job, Alice Weidel, has no realistic chance of ...

The AfD has not commented on those posts. The party held a rally in Magdeburg later on Monday where co-leader Alice Weidel called for change "so we can finally live once again in security".

Mr Musk took issue with the AfD being branded as “far Right”, instead deeming the party advocates of political realism without the political correctness. Pointing to Alice Weidel, the party ...