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Alice Weidel at the pulpit in the Bundestag in 2021
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Alice Weidel

Alice Elisabeth Weidel is a German politician, Bundestag lawmaker and the co-leader of the far-right populist Alternative for Germany (AfD).

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Germany's AfD: Euroskeptics turned far-right populists

Germany's AfD: Euroskeptics turned far-right populists

What started as a euroskeptic party has turned into a hub for the disgruntled — and a home for right-wing extremists.
PoliticsMarch 11, 2024
Alice Weidel looking pleased

China courts Germany's far-right populist AfD

China courts Germany's far-right populist AfD

The Alternative for Germany party rejects values-based foreign policy, a concept that has attracted Beijing's attention.
PoliticsAugust 11, 2023
Alice Weidel

Why the AfD is surging in polls

Why the AfD is surging in polls

The populist AfD party, now focused on fighting climate measures, has won a district council vote for the first time.
PoliticsJune 26, 202301:18 min
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AfD has accepted its fate

AfD has accepted its fate

Jörg Meuthen's decision to step down has dug the already far-right party deeper into its hard-core nationalist trench.
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Ben Knight
Commentary
PoliticsOctober 11, 2021
Jörg Meuthen looking defeated

Moderate AfD co-leader Meuthen gives up

Moderate AfD co-leader Meuthen gives up

Jörg Meuthen's decision to step down comes after months of leadership struggles and a poor showing in the election.
PoliticsOctober 11, 2021
Alice Weidel

Far-right AfD is a social media superpower

Far-right AfD is a social media superpower

Germany's far-right populists dominate the discourse on social media — especially in election campaigns.
PoliticsAugust 27, 2021
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