Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Alice Weidel could not have hoped for a better backdrop to her coronation as the candidate for chancellor ...

Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany. Photo: JENS SCHLUETE/AFP. As someone born in West Germany who is openly gay and has a non-German partner, Alice Weidel is in ...

At a recent party conference in Riesa, Saxony, Alice Weidel fully embraced the term "remigration," describing it as "large-scale repatriations." This term, common among Europe’s far-right ...

Alice Weidel - a 45-year-old economist who is in a same-sex relationship - has sought to polish the rougher edges of her party Germany's far right is in a buoyant mood. On Saturday, while its ...

Riesa (Germany) (AFP) – As someone born in West Germany who is openly gay and has a non-German partner, Alice Weidel is in some ways a surprising choice as the far-right AfD's candidate for ...