Weidel chosen as a candidate for Chancellor: AfD wants to create the climb!

Weidel chosen as a candidate for Chancellor: AfD wants to create the climb!

At a turbulent party conference in Riesa, the alternative for Germany (AfD) celebrated a historical event on Saturday: Alice Weidel was unanimously elected candidate for the Bundestag. Under the strong applause of the almost 600 delegates, the 45-year-old party chairman was crowned the top candidate without a coordination, but by acclamation. Co-chairman Tino Chrupalla called on the delegates in his speech to exceed the 20 percent mark in the event of upcoming elections and thus pave the way for Weidel's chancellery, such as OE24 reported.

The party conference was anything but smooth. Protests and blockages of AfD opponents led to considerable delays, which led to the event began late. Weidel itself could not arrive in time due to the blocked access roads, as well as Die Zeit . This step marks a turn for the AfD, which had so far not set up its own candidate for chancellor and had waived it in the last elections. Weidel is considered a central figure of the party and is often perceived as part of the political establishment, since she is an exception to an openly homosexual woman in an exception.

a historical step for the AfD

Weidel has established itself over the years as one of the most famous faces of the AfD and brings both its political views and their personal history into the election campaign. The AfD, which, according to current surveys, ranks in second place behind the CDU and CSU, sees Weidel the opportunity to take a new direction and win the voters. Despite these highly set goals, the prospect of a government participation remains low, since no other party is currently considering a coalition with the AfD.