She has two children with a Sri Lankan-born woman, speaks Chinese and previously worked at global financial institutions — an ...

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Berlin (AFP) – 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 and anti-immigration AfD ...

On January 29, MPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) clustered around 46-year-old party leader Alice Weidel in parliament taking selfies. Weidel, dressed in a white rollneck and ...

It consisted of six words: “Only the AfD can save Germany.” The party’s leader, Alice Weidel, assumed it must be a hoax. Refreshing her feed, she stared at the message and checked its source ...

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 a defender of ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), speaks during the election party at the party's headquarters in Berlin Germany, Sunday, Feb 23, 2025. (PHOTO: AP/Soeren Stache) ...

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.

“Under Alice Weidel, the party has lost its horror for many voters, and Weidel’s numerous TV appearances have accelerated the normalisation of the AfD,” it said. Weidel in January took part ...

But her AfD is no less extreme. “With Alice Weidel at the helm, the AfD has steadily become more radical,” said Ann-Katrin Müller, an expert on the AfD who reports for Der Spiegel ...

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 and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's ...