German election: AfD nearly doubles support from last election | DW News

Alice Weidel is the AfD’s pick for Chancellor – although it's highly unlikely she'll get the job. Other parties have ruled out working with the far-right group in a coalition government. The 46-year-old is the party’s co-chair and has a doctorate in economics. As a politician, she's known for her anti-migration rhetoric. Weidel and the AfD put migration at the heart of their program, pledging to carry out mass deportations and an asylum crackdown. They want Germany to abolish the Euro and potentially leave the EU. Chapters: 00:00 AfD nearly doubles support from last election 02:42 Yascha Mounk, Political Scientist and Author; Nina Haase, DW Chief Political Correspondent; Benjamin Tallis, Democratic Strategy Initiative For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: https://www.dw.com/en/german-election... Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►TikTok:   / dwnews   ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter:   / dwnews   Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche... #BTW2025 #GermanElection #GermanElections