Auf der Pressekonferenz bekräftigte die Widersetzen-Sprecherin Maria Schmidt anhand zahlreicher Zitate von Alice Weidel und anderen AfD-Vorsitzenden aus dem Parteitag die Notwendigkeit des Protests.

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

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The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Saturday unanimously elected party co-chair Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor in February's parliamentary elections. The motion was carried to thunderous applause by almost 600 party delegates gathered for a conference in Riesa in the eastern state of Saxony.

The far-right Alternative for Germany party on Saturday confirmed Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming election. Latest polls suggest that the party could secure 22 percent of the vote,

Die AfD hat ihre Chefin Alice Weidel nun auch offiziell zu ihrer Kanzlerkandidatin bestimmt. Einstimmig und unter donnerndem Applaus wählte ein Parteitag die 45-Jährige im sächsischen Riesa zur Frontfrau im Wahlkampf. Weidel sagte vor den rund 600 ...

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 chancellor ahead of February elections. But the 45-year-old who ...

Alice Weidel has officially become the AfD candidate for chancellor in the Bundestag elections. Alice Weidel, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), was chosen as the party's candidate for chancellor in the upcoming Bundestag elections,

A convention of a far-right party is being met by protests in Germany as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country’s election next month.

Discover how the AfD, Germany's right-wing populist party, with its hardline migration policies and controversial leadership under Alice Weidel, is shaping political discourse in Germany, particularly in light of Elon Musk's recent endorsement.

Planned protests organized by an alliance of activists have begun ahead of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) two-day party conference, which kicks off Saturday morning in the eastern German town of Riesa in Saxony.

The co-leader of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) Alice Weidel was formally ratified Saturday as candidate for the elections on February 23, in which according to a poll today the formation could get 22% of the vote,