is precisely what makes her an asset to the AfD, say political analysts, lending a veneer of well-heeled liberal respectability to a party that is suspected by authorities of being antidemocratic.

Alice Weidel, the chancellor candidate for Germany's far-right AfD party, presents a unique profile. A lesbian raising a family with a Sri Lankan-born partner, Weidel's background contrasts with ...

Typically sporting a dark suit, white shirt and pearls ... "Weidel is someone who can appeal to a broader public than the typical AfD constituency, to the middle class bourgeoisie," said Oliver ...