The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...

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

As Germany heads to the polls, a look at the politician cultivating the anti-immigrant party’s ‘image of competence’.

Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), is an unlikely public face for a ...

The leader of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party has been endorsed by Donald Trump - and looks set to make huge gains in ...

On Sunday, the country’s residents will vote in a pivotal election in which Ms Weidel's party, Alternative for Germany (AfD), ...

Around 250 protesters demonstrated against AfD leader Alice Weidel in Einsiedeln, Switzerland, where she has a home, leading ...

Far-Right German party is capitalising on discontent over terror incidents as the country prepares for election ...

The Tesla and SpaceX owner backs leader of the most extreme party in the fray for election crucial for the future of Europe; ...

With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a ...

Germany holds elections on Sunday after its three-party "traffic light" coalition collapsed last year and could soon have a ...