Weidel led the Alternative for Germany, a male-dominated party accused of far-right extremism, from the fringes into the heart of power.

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.

An unusual choice to many to lead AfD’s electoral ambitions, Alice Weidel is the first ever candidate of the anti-immigration party for the post of the Chancellor. She lives with her partner in ...

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's ...

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), speaks during the election party at the party's headquarters in Berlin Germany, Sunday, Feb 23, 2025. (PHOTO: AP/Soeren Stache) ...

Alice Weidel may not be the person you would imagine at the top of Germany's far-right political movement. She's gay with a Sri Lankan partner, the film-maker Sarah Bossard. And Ms Weidel ...

Alice Weidel, top candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany, calls for the 'total closing of Germany's borders' and 'large-scale repatriations' of irregular ...

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's ...

BERLIN — Alice Weidel has never been more popular — nor more radical. When the chancellor candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) took the stage in Berlin Sunday night following her ...

On January 29, MPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) clustered around 46-year-old party leader Alice Weidel in parliament taking selfies. Weidel, dressed in a white rollneck and ...