Alice Weidel, German far right's unlikely hope for chancellor
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
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tGerman far-right leader Alice Weidel lives in Switzerland with her female partner from Sri Lanka (Tobias SCHWARZ)
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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 says Margaret Thatcher is her political idol has helped create new momentum for the AfD by digging into some of its more radical positions and cosying up to US tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Weidel, who lives in Switzerland and has two sons with her Sri Lankan partner, was officially crowned as the AfD's chancellor candidate at an upbeat party conference this weekend.
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German far-right leader Alice Weidel lives in Switzerland with her female partner from Sri Lanka (Tobias SCHWARZ)
German far-right leader Alice Weidel lives in Switzerland with her female partner from Sri Lanka (Tobias SCHWARZ) (Tobias SCHWARZ/AFP/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 says Margaret Thatcher is her political idol has helped create new momentum for the AfD by digging into some of its more radical positions and cosying up to US tech billionaire Elon Musk.
Weidel, who lives in Switzerland and has two sons with her Sri Lankan partner, was officially crowned as the AfD's chancellor candidate at an upbeat party conference this weekend.
The AfD has long been polling in second place behind the conservatives but one survey on Saturday showed it had increased its vote share to 22 percent -- a score that would be its highest ever result at the national level.
The AfD has little chance of being part of Germany's next government since working with the far right remains a major taboo in German politics because of its Nazi history.
But Weidel has managed to make a big mark on the election campaign since she was first nominated as the party's pick for chancellor in December.
Last week Weidel was hosted by Musk, the world's richest man and a key Donald Trump ally, for a wide-ranging livestream on his X social media platform.
Musk also boosted the livestream of the AfD's congress this weekend by sharing it on his own X account, helping it gain a worldwide audience.
Germany's Der Spiegel magazine said Weidel was "the perfect fig leaf" for a party often accused of not being inclusive.
"If someone accuses the AfD of being misogynistic, homophobic or racist, they can say they have Weidel... so the AfD cannot be all of those things, even though it is," the magazine said.
Often seen wearing a pearl necklace and a trouser suit, Weidel was born and educated in western Germany -- while the AfD's core voter base is in the country's former communist east.
