Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election
The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, used his closing statement of the debate to promise his voters that he would never allow the AfD into his government. Under him, he said, the firewall would hold.
Elon Musk’s star power fails to help far-right AfD win German election
In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.
Elon Musk predicts AfD will win next German election
Billionaire congratulates leader of far-Right party as it celebrates an unprecedented second place in federal elections
German far-right leader Weidel woke up to missed call from Elon Musk
German far-right leader Alice Weidel said she missed a congratulatory call from tech billionaire Elon Musk after Sunday's election, following a campaign in which Musk threw his weight behind Weidel's Alternative for Germany (AfD).
AfD hails ‘historic result’ in German parliamentary elections
Speaking at a press conference, Alice Weidel of Germany's far right Alternative for Germany said she had received a congratulatory phone call from Elon Musk, the billionaire CEO of electric vehicle maker Tesla and adviser to U.
Day before crucial Germany election, Elon Musk iterates support for far-right AFD’s Alice Weidel
The Tesla and SpaceX owner backs leader of the most extreme party in the fray for election crucial for the future of Europe; US Vice-President JD Vance also met her secretly in Munich
Alice Weidel, unlikely queen of German far-right AfD
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
German far-right leader Weidel: AfD will 'chase' other parties
Alice Weidel, has vowed to "chase" the country's other parties if her party goes into opposition. The CDU/CSU centre-right bloc is leading according to initial projects, and its leader Friedrich Merz has repeatedly ruled out a coalition with the AfD.
Alert: German far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel pledges to overtake conservative bloc, vows to win first place in next election
German far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel pledges to overtake conservative bloc, vows to win first place in next election. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish someone would answer?
Musk congratulates far-right AfD leader after biggest surge since WW2 as he’s accused of ‘meddling’ in German election
GERMANY’S likely next chancellor has accused Elon Musk of “Russian-style” meddling after far-right AfD’s historic election ...
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Tesla sales are tanking in Europe. Is Musk to blame?
New registrations of Tesla EVs are plummeting across Europe. Analysts have blamed the controversial behaviour of CEO Elon ...
‘Time for Germany’: What is AfD, and how has the anti-immigrant party gained in Europe's richest nation?
Alternative for Germany (AfD) has surged to become the countrys second-largest political party, marking a dramatic rise in ...
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Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions
Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri Lankan-born woman. She had led her party to second place before Sunday’s ...
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Alice Weidel: The woman at the top of Germany's far-right AfD party
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 ...