Alice Weidel, the chairwoman of the Alternative for Germany party, will get a lot of publicity on Thursday when she talks to Elon Musk on the X broadcast.
Owner of messaging service X Elon Musk has invited the chairman of the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD). By Alice Weidel to talk to him. The discussion will be broadcast live on Musk’s X channel on Thursday. Musk has previously announced his support for the AfD.
Alice Weidel does not fit the conservative and male-dominated image of the party. Weidel shares the chairmanship Tino Chrupallan with.
Weidel is very popular among his party. He is the party’s candidate for the new chancellor when the parliamentary or Bundestag elections are held in Germany in February.
Weidel studied economics and worked as an analyst at Goldman Sachs in his youth, but got bored and moved to China in the early 2000s. He lived in China for several years and did his PhD on China’s pension system. Weidel speaks fluent Mandarin.
After returning to Germany, Weidel joined the AfD party and quickly rose to its leadership.
Weidel’s success within the party breaks boundaries, as he is openly homosexual. His partner is originally a Sri Lankan film producer Sarah Bossard. The couple has two adopted children.
AfD is perhaps one of the largest parties in Germany most strongly opposed rights of sexual minorities.
According to Weidel, she “is not in the AfD despite her lesbianism, but because of it”. In 2017 of the Frankfurter Allgemeine in the interview, he reminded that the AfD has highlighted the oppression of homosexuals among Muslims.
“Adult among extremists”
Weidel is said to represent the AfD party’s more moderate, but still very strong, line. He wants to tighten Germany’s immigration laws, especially for those arriving from the Middle East, and ban Muslim women’s headscarves.
In an interview with WeltWoche magazine, Weidel talked about unpleasant experiences with immigrant boys from the Middle East in his hometown of Versmold. The experiences may have influenced his thoughts on immigration.
In terms of economic issues, Weidel wants to lower taxes, eliminate the minimum wage and reduce government functions. Like his party, Weidel wants Germany to leave the EU, unless the union is completely renewed.
Weidel wants to fundamentally change Germany’s climate policy. In his opinion, the effect of human carbon dioxide emissions on global warming has been exaggerated. For this reason, the transition to emission-free energy should be stopped.
Weidel has also spoken against the sanctions imposed on Russia because of the war of aggression. In his opinion, Germany will suffer the most from the sanctions. He would stop arms deliveries to Ukraine.
Alice Weidel is a articulate speaker and excels in debates.
– He seems like an adult in the midst of all the crazy people and extremists, characterized the political researcher at the University of Bochum Oliver Lembcke news agency Reuters.
Source: Reuters