Alice Weidel

Weidel's political achievements are measured in electoral success. In the 2025 federal election, she led the AfD to a historic second-place finish with its highest vote share ever, a breakthrough for a far-right party in post-war Germany. She was the party's first-ever candidate for chancellor. Her rapid rise from party newcomer in 2013 to national co-chair and chancellor candidate within a decade marks one of the fastest ascents in modern German politics.