Alice Weidel Nominated as AfD Candidate for Chancellor in Bundestag Elections
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has nominated Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor in the upcoming Bundestag elections, marking the party’s first-ever bid for the position. Weidel, 45, has outlined a platform focused on “restoring Germany’s strength, wealth, and safety”, with a key proposal to close the country’s borders to migrants.
Weidel has also expressed concern over the escalation of the Ukraine “conflict”, calling for an end to the current trajectory and suggesting that a potential meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump could serve as a positive step toward resolution. Additionally, she advocates for resuming gas supplies from Russia through the Nord Stream pipeline.
Weidel was born in 1979. Her paternal grandfather, as reported by Die Welt, was a prominent judge in Nazi Germany. Her family was expelled from Silesia, now part of Poland, after World War II. Weidel holds a doctorate in economics, which she completed in China, and is fluent in Mandarin.
Weidel’s political stance includes skepticism about climate change policies, advocating for lower taxes, the abolition of the minimum wage, and the cessation of Germany’s transition to a carbon-neutral economy. While leading a party that opposes gay marriage and expanding adoption rights for same-sex couples, Weidel is raising two sons with her female Sri Lankan-born partner, a filmmaker.
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