It’s a huge kindergarten here,’ says the party’s Alice Weidel, to whom the chancellor won’t speak.

He has never held a top position in government, yet he has become Germany's tenth chancellor. DW takes a look at the life of Friedrich Merz.

Comparing Weidel to her self-declared hero, former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, professor Werner J. Patzelt, the research director at the right-leaning Belgium-based think tank MCC ...

Alice Weidel might not be what you would expect as co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany party. She's gay with a Sri Lankan partner and is not a full-time resident of the country.

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, is married to a woman of color, as is JD Vance. And Weidel and Vance both support mass deportations.

She’s been described as the politician of contradictions. Alice Weidel is the leader of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany (AfD) party but is married to a Sri-Lankan born woman. A gay ...

Alice Weidel, a gay woman with a Sri Lankan partner, leads Germany's far-right AfD, which opposes same-sex marriage and champions traditional values. Her leadership has bolstered the AfD's support ...

Alice Weidel, the first ever candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for the post of Chancellar, lives with her partner and two children in Switzerland.

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) into ...

AfD leader Alice Weidel saw her far-right party surge in Germany's legislative elections on Sunday with its best-ever showing at 19.7 percent. As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri ...

BERLIN — Alice Weidel has never been more popular — nor more radical. When the chancellor candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took the stage in Berlin Sunday night following her ...