The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, has vowed to “chase” the country’s other parties if her party goes into opposition.
The CDU/CSU centre-right bloc is leading according to initial projects, and its leader Friedrich Merz has repeatedly ruled out a coalition with the AfD.
“We will continue to do our work in opposition just as constructively as we have done since 2017,” Weidel said on Sunday after exit polls showed her party on around 20% of the vote.
“We will chase the others to make sensible policies for our country,” she added.
Weidel said she was “very happy that we have grown so much.”
According to initial results, the AfD has almost doubled its vote shore compared to the 10.4% it achieved in the 2021 election.
Alice Weidel (R), Alternative for Germany (AfD) federal chairwoman and candidate for chancellor, and Tino Chrupalla (L), federal Chairman, react to the first forecast of the German federal election for the 21st Bundestag. Sören Stache/dpa-Pool/dpa
Alice Weidel (R), Alternative for Germany (AfD) federal chairwoman and candidate for chancellor, and Bjoern Hoecke, react to the first forecast of the German federal election for the 21st Bundestag. Sören Stache/dpa-Pool/dpa
