The upcoming federal election in 2025 could bring another novelty after the electoral law reform of the traffic light coalition. According to its chairwoman Alice Weidel, the AfD is planning to nominate a candidate for chancellor for the first time.
According to its party leader Alice Weidel, the AfD wants to nominate a candidate for chancellor for the first time in the next federal election. When asked whether her party was considering such a step in view of the current polls, Weidel said on Wednesday on RTL/ntv-“Frühstart”: “Of course. We would have done it without these values to nominate a candidate for chancellor.”
AfD: Alice Weidel would dare to run for chancellor
The next federal election will normally take place in late summer or autumn 2025. So far, the AfD had refrained from nominating a candidate for chancellor. In polls it is currently between 18 and 20 percent. When asked if she believed herself capable of such a candidacy, Weidel said: “You can trust a lot. But it’s completely open who will compete there.” Weidel leads the opposition party together with its co-chair Tino Chrupalla.
Normally, only parties with a realistic chance of becoming prime minister nominate a candidate for chancellor. The other parties in the Bundestag reject cooperation with the AfD.
Source: Stern
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