Germany’s far-right AfD picks chancellor candidate first time
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Alice Weidel’s nomination comes before snap elections expected in February next year.
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has named party leader Alice Weidel as its first chancellor nominee, before snap elections expected in February next year.
The Chinese-speaking Weidel accepted the nomination on Saturday, saying her anti-immigration, eurosceptic party wants Germany to be “at the top again worldwide”.
The 45-year-old is raising two sons with a Sri Lankan-born woman, a filmmaker, and speaks fluent Mandarin, having done a doctorate in economics in China.
A west German leading a party that is strongest in Germany’s former communist east, she worked for Goldman Sachs and Allianz Global Investors and as a freelance business consultant before entering politics.
Her critics call her a ruthless opportunist and a “wolf in sheep’s clothing”.
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