AfD leader Alice Weidel says labeling her party extremist is undemocratic and undermines the rule of law. She accuses German intelligence of overreach and sees no cause for self-criticism.

What do Georgia Meloni, Marine Le Pen, and Alice Weidel have in common? They are women – and leaders of far-right parties. According to Ragnhild Louise Muriaas, professor of political science at the ...

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.

Weidel is heralded for giving her party a new more modern and cosmopolitan look. Her unconventional lifestyle is seen as an attribute, attracting young people to a party that most Germans recoil ...

It is now set to be the main opposition party, and that will mean a more prominent role for its co-leader Alice Weidel. DW's Matthew Moore takes a closer look at the woman who's become the public ...

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 ...

Similarly, Weidel told reporters in Berlin on Monday morning, “Friedrich Merz has decided to maintain his blockade stance towards the AfD. We consider this blockade to be undemocratic.

Alice Weidel, 46, is co-chairwoman of the far-right AfD and leader of the party’s parliamentary group in the Bundestag. She joined the party in 2013, a move she says was inspired by her ...