Alice Weidel
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- 2d ago
AfD's Siegmund leaves door open to more ballots in Saxony-Anhalt premier vote
The AfD's top candidate in Saxony-Anhalt says he may stand in a second or third round of the minister-president election in December, after the CDU decided to leave the chamber during the vote.
- 4d ago
Bavarian deputy premier Hubert Aiwanger found dead in Berlin hotel, cause unknown
Berlin police and prosecutors have opened an investigation into the death of Hubert Aiwanger, 55, the Free Voters leader found in his hotel room in Berlin on the evening of 4 November. The cause and circumstances of his death have not been established.
- 5d ago
AfD leader Alice Weidel's claims about Romanian migrants draw sharp reply from USR's Dominic Fritz
Dominic Fritz, president of Romania's USR party, asked AfD leader Alice Weidel to apologise after she claimed Romanian migrants were abusing Germany's social system. He answered in German on social media.
- Oct 26
Poland rejects Russian gas as Domański warns Germany at Warsaw forum
Andrzej Domański told the fourth Polish-German Economic Forum in Warsaw that Europe cannot return to business as usual with Russia. German minister Katherina Reiche agreed, and both pointed to energy as the central test.
- Oct 23
AfD lead over Union narrows as CDU/CSU gains two points in ZDF poll
The AfD stays ahead at 26 percent, while the CDU/CSU rises to 23 percent in the ZDF Politbarometer published on Friday, 23 October, with the gap between the two narrowing.
- Oct 22
AfD leader Weidel says NATO ignored Russia over Romania's Deveselu missile shield
AfD leader Alice Weidel told The Economist that NATO ignored Russia's security concerns, citing the Aegis system at Romania's Deveselu base. Ziare.com says the site is an exclusively defensive missile shield.
- Oct 21
Weidel calls for EU reform, Schengen exit and German EU membership referendum
At a press conference at the European Parliament in Strasbourg on 21 October, the AfD co-leader laid out a plan to shrink EU institutions and to put Germany's membership to a referendum if reform fails.
- Oct 20
Media reports: leaked AfD emails suggest Weidel knew of Swiss donation earlier
Unknown people have published about 421,000 emails from ten AfD mail accounts. Media reports say some of them suggest Alice Weidel knew of a 132,000-euro Swiss donation earlier than she admitted.
- Oct 15
Merz rejects claim Ukraine aid cuts into German social spending as AfD attacks
Merz told the Bundestag that no euro for Ukraine is missing from German social or education budgets, while AfD leaders accused him of failing on reforms.
- Oct 9
BMW withdraws leasing car offer for AfD parliament president in Saxony-Anhalt
BMW has withdrawn a leasing offer for a company car for Tobias Rausch, elected this week as president of the Saxony-Anhalt state parliament. The AfD has asked Elon Musk for a Tesla as a replacement.
- Oct 6
AfD's Tobias Rausch elected Saxony-Anhalt parliament president with 48 votes
Lawmakers in Magdeburg elected Tobias Rausch to lead the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag, as secret-ballot support from other factions broke the state firewall ahead of a December premier vote.
- Oct 5
AfD lawmakers propose overhaul of EU and euro over immediate German exit
A new strategy paper drafted by Alternative for Germany lawmakers proposes reforming the European Union into a looser union of sovereign nations rather than pursuing an immediate German withdrawal.
- Oct 3
AfD reaches 30 percent as Union falls to 18 percent in German Insa poll
An Insa survey gives Alternative for Germany a 12-point lead over CDU/CSU, which dropped to 18 percent as 79 percent of voters expressed dissatisfaction with Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
- Sep 21
Die Linke wins Berlin state election as AfD finishes first in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania
Die Linke secured 25.7% of the vote in Berlin on 20 September 2026, while the Alternative for Germany won in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania with 38%.
- Sep 21
CDU exits Mecklenburg parliament and loses Berlin as AfD and Die Linke advance
Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected calls to resign after the CDU dropped below the 5% threshold in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and lost to Die Linke in Berlin on 20 September 2026.
- Sep 21
AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Die Linke takes Berlin as CDU falls below 5% threshold
Alternative for Germany won Mecklenburg-Vorpommern with 38.2% while Die Linke secured Berlin with 25.7%, causing the Christian Democratic Union to drop out of a regional parliament for the first time.
- Sep 20
AfD leads SPD in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election as CDU drops near 5% threshold
Initial projections from the 2026 Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state election place the AfD slightly ahead of the SPD at 37% to 38%, while the CDU falls to approximately 5%.
- Sep 20
AfD wins Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as CDU drops out and Merz rejects resignation
The AfD won 38.2% of the vote in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern on 20 September 2026 as the CDU fell to 4.9%, while Chancellor Friedrich Merz rejected calls to step down.
- Sep 9
Merz calls AfD remigration plan ethnic cleansing after Saxony-Anhalt vote
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz confronted AfD co-leader Alice Weidel in the Bundestag following regional elections in Saxony-Anhalt, warning that mass deportations would paralyze hospitals and craft trades.
- Aug 28
AfD pursues power in Saxony-Anhalt as election results shake CDU leadership
Following the state election in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD is exploring governing options despite lacking a three-seat majority, while CDU leadership faces growing internal friction.
