The co-leaders of the German right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel, agree that Weidel will run for chancellor in next year’s federal election campaign.
However, this is so far only an agreement between the two co-leaders, Stephan Brandner, an AfD member of the Bundestag, told dpa. This must now be confirmed by the party’s committees.
The Redaktionnetzwerk Deutschland news outlet had previously reported that the Federal Executive Committee and the Federal State Conference plan will vote on the selection in early December.
Weidel isn’t expected to be officially placed in the role until early next year.
The next federal elections in Germany will take place in September 2025.