Alice Weidel: AfD candidate for chancellorship before new elections!

Alice Weidel: AfD candidate for chancellorship before new elections!

Alice Weidel is appointed AfD's first candidate for chancellor - a historical moment!

The political stage of Germany is getting hotter! The right -wing populist alternative for Germany (AfD) has nominated her first candidate for chancellor with Alice Weidel. This decision comes before the expected new elections in February next year and is already causing excitement!

The 45-year-old Weidel, who speaks fluent Mandarin and has a doctorate in economics from China, is a woman with an impressive curriculum vitae. She lives with a filmmaker born in Sri Lanka and her two sons. She led her career from Goldman Sachs to Allianz Global Investors to politics. But not everyone is enthusiastic about their nomination - critics describe them as "ruthless opportunists" and warn of their true agenda.

a symbol for the AfD

Weidel itself sees the nomination as a step in the right direction. "We want to bring Germany back to the top!" She announced on Saturday. But reality looks different: their candidacy is largely symbolic, since the AfD has no majority in parliament and other parties refuse to work with the right -wing extremist grouping.

The nomination took place in North Berlin, where around 200 demonstrators gathered to protest against the AfD. "Everyone against fascism!" They shouted and held up signs. The mood was tense while the AfD presented its plans.

The political landscape is turbulent! Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced new elections in November after the decay of his triple party coalition. The dissatisfaction with his government, which is characterized by internal conflicts and a weakening economy, has favored the rise of the AfD. Current surveys show the AfD with 18 to 19 percent of the vote, close behind the conservative CDU/CSU with 32 to 33 percent.

A look into the future

Weidel will be officially confirmed as a candidate for chancellor at a party congress in January. Her party, which was founded in 2013 and moved into parliament for the first time in 2017, has gained influence in recent years. But the question remains: can she really convince the voters? The other candidates for the Chancellery are Olaf Scholz from the Social Democrats, Friedrich Merz from the Christian Democrats and Robert Habeck from the Greens.

The coming weeks promise to be exciting! The AfD has firmly established itself in the eastern federal states, while its branches in Saxony and Thuringia are under observation as "proven right -wing groups". The political arena is ready for a struggle of ideologies - and Weidel is ready to raise her voice!