Alice Weidel

Germany’s spy agency walks back extremist label for AfD
The domestic intelligence agency steps back from labeling the AfD a confirmed extremist group — just days after making the explosive claim.

Trump has already screwed over Germany’s new chancellor

US’s Rubio condemns classification of German far-right party as extremist

Former aide to far-right German lawmaker charged with spying for China

The EU has fined Meta and Apple. What happened to X?

How Germany’s far right intends to use its big stage in opposition

Can Germany’s next chancellor help Europe deal with Trump?
Musk congratulates far-right Weidel for coming 2nd in German election
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was also pleased to see the Alternative for Germany’s vote share growing.
Wahl ‘25: Merz gewinnt, Klingbeil greift die Macht
Gordon Repinski analysiert am heutigen Morgen nach dem Wahltag die Ergebnisse zusammen mit Rixa Fürsen und Rasmus Buchsteiner. Das Berlin Playbook als Podcast gibt es morgens um …
German election 2025: The winners and losers
The conservative CDU is celebrating (somewhat), the center-left SPD is reeling and the far-right AfD is making history. Here’s our analysis.
The inside story of how 31 days made Merz chancellor — and changed Germany forever
Based on more than a dozen interviews in the final weeks of the German election campaign, POLITICO tells the story of how violence and migration shaped one of the most momentous votes in the country’s postwar history.
Alice Weidel’s moment has arrived
One in five voters in the German election favored the far right. The AfD leader’s dramatic rise terrifies many of the others.
German election 2025: Conservatives projected to win, AfD in second
The election results are in and conservative leader Friedrich Merz has declared victory, based on projections that show his alliance far ahead. The AfD came in second …
Will Germany’s far-right AfD break through the firewall and take power?
With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a generation for Europe’s most powerful country.
Wahl ’25: Der Blick nach vorn mit Micky Beisenherz
In dieser Extra-Ausgabe spricht Gordon Repinski mit Autor, TV-Moderator und Host des Podcasts Apokalypse & Filterkaffee, Micky Beisenherz, über die zurückliegende Legislaturperiode – vor allem aber auch …
Friedrich Merz gives women voters the ick
Germany’s likely next chancellor faces a key challenge: winning over women.
29 times Donald Trump did what Putin wanted
Whose side is he on? It’s hard to keep up, so here’s a handy guide to America’s new policy of close alignment with the Kremlin.
Germany votes, Trump attacks, Europe reacts
Europe suddenly has to do it all — all alone, all at once. Still in shock after U.S. President Donald Trump’s unequivocal pivot toward Moscow, European leaders …
Is Germany’s far right really attracting Jewish voters?
The AfD casts itself as an attractive option for Jews worried about Muslim migration. Germany’s main Jewish group isn’t buying it.
How Germany’s far right is harnessing AI to win votes
Artificially generated clips serve as “nostalgia machines and emotional cliché amplifiers” ahead of Feb. 23 election.
Die Quadrell-Analyse: Merz lächelt, Scholz wütet
– Erstmals Viererrunde vor der Wahl: Wie das Quadrell lief. – Gipfel nach der Sicherheitskonferenz: Zu welchen Lösungen die EU-Regierungschefs heute in Paris kommen könnten, damit die …
Scholz slams Vance’s support for far right as ‘interference’ by ‘outsiders’
‘We will decide for ourselves what happens to our democracy,’ German chancellor tells the U.S.
JD Vance meets with leader of far-right German political party backed by Musk
The vice president met with the leaders of all four major German political parties — including Alice Weidel, leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany.
German prosecutors confirm Islamic extremism in Munich attack, stoking election debate
A suspected Islamist attack in Munich has ignited fierce political debate on security and migration just over a week before Germany’s federal election.
Musk will face consequences for interfering in German election, says front-runner Merz
The next German government’s response could be political, legal, or possibly target Musk’s gigafactory near Berlin, center-right leader says in interview.
Munich car attack jolts German election as politicians amp up migration rhetoric
Likely next chancellor Friedrich Merz calls for tougher law and order, saying “Something has to change.”
Assaults stoke fear among Germany’s migrants
In the wake of an attack on a Christmas market in Magdeburg, migrants in the city are being targeted by right-wing extremists.
German far right wants to join forces with Orbán to dismantle EU from within
Alternative for Germany seeks international friends and legitimacy ahead of upcoming national election.
How to watch the German election like a pro
Germany’s election will be a gauge of how far the world’s third biggest economy has swung to the right.
Weidel bei Orbán: Was will die AfD in der Außenpolitik?
– Alice Weidel in Budapest: wie die AfD-Chefin und Ungarns Regierungschef den Schulterschluss üben. – Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Gerold Otten, AfD-Abgeordneter und Mitglied im Verteidigungsausschuss zur Ukraine- und …
Looking at Trump, Europe’s far right vows to ‘reconquer’ the continent
“Our friend Trump, the Trump tornado, has changed the world in just a couple of weeks,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán tells far-right rally in Madrid.