AfD Finalizes Election Platform, Names Alice Weidel as Chancellor Candidate

The party's program emphasizes traditional family values, strict migration policies, and a contentious stance on renewable energy.

Alice Weidel was officially named the AfD's first-ever chancellor candidate during the party's convention in Riesa, marked by her aggressive rhetoric and focus on targeting the CDU as the main political rival.
The AfD's platform includes defining the family as a unit of 'father, mother, and children,' a position that has drawn attention due to Weidel's same-sex relationship and parenting role.
The party adopted the controversial term 'Remigration' in its migration policy, advocating for deportations and returns of asylum seekers under specific conditions, while avoiding explicit calls for a German EU exit.
Weidel's speech included a pledge to dismantle wind turbines and roll back climate policies, which has sparked significant public and online criticism.
Protests against the convention led to clashes with police, resulting in injuries and allegations of excessive force, including an incident involving a Left Party lawmaker.