Alice Weidel

That's what you're saying. Can you give me any proof that Zelensky is interested in peace?

— Alice Weidel, co-chair of the AfD, in a podcast interview with The Economist

apparently parts of a small number of mailboxes were unlawfully copied

— AfD spokesperson to Die Zeit (ZEIT); referring to a hacker attack on the party's hosting provider in September, during which apparently parts of a small number of mailboxes were copied unlawfully

We will replace the CDU.

— Alice Weidel, AfD chairwoman, said this during a press conference after the elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern; she vowed to replace the CDU.

The CDU will move toward five percent. And the CDU will never again win a Bundestag election in its history.

— Alice Weidel (AfD Co-Chair), commenting on the CDU's prospects after the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern election and reiterating a previous statement.

If we form a government in other federal states, and we will form one, then we will also demand a special economic zone for East Germany.

— Tino Chrupalla, AfD co-chair, speaking at the post-election press conference about pushing for a special economic zone for East Germany

Germany must not become dependent on Russia again.

— Michael Kellner, Green Party member of the Bundestag, commenting on the discussion about resuming Russian gas deliveries and the need to avoid renewed dependence on Russia.

We basically have won the election.

— Ulrich Siegmund, AfD top candidate, said this at a campaign event in Bernburg shortly before the Saxony-Anhalt state election in 2026.

"to pursue ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color."— Friedrich Merz (CDU), in the Bundestag during the general debate on the budget; referring to the term 'Remigration' and accusing the AfD of wanting to pursue ethnic cleansing based on origin and skin color

What we are seeing is that the euro has become an unstable currency.

— Alice Weidel, in the ZDF Summer Interview 2026

I warn against hasty calls for banning the AfD, because banning a political party can only be the last resort if we want to protect our constitution.

— Hendrik Wüst, NRW's Minister-President, in a statement on X regarding the AfD ban debate.

We will close it, we will exit Schengen, so that people like those from Ceuta won't come to us anymore.

— Alice Weidel, AfD leader, in the ZDF summer interview; on migration and exiting Schengen

People walk through our cities and see that people are loitering there. I want to use this expression deliberately, because it is so. People are afraid. Our children are harassed in schools because they belong to a minority, because they are Christians.

— Alice Weidel, AfD Co-Chair, comments on migration and integration after her party's victory in Saxony-Anhalt

Germany should leave the euro and Schengen, in order to supposedly become safer and economically more stable – and thereby give up the common currency and European freedom of movement in favor of a national, special path.

— Alice Weidel, AfD co-spokeswoman, in the ZDF interview

The Russia-German dialogue and the partnership are a win-win and vital for our countries, Europe, and the world.

— Kirill Dmitrijew, Russian special envoy, in a message addressed to Alice Weidel on X (per reporting).

We must stop naturalizing those people who actually have to leave our country.

— Alice Weidel, during the AfD summer interview; Context: comment on naturalization policy toward migrants (reference to Syrians) as described in the article.

Well done!

— Elon Musk said 'Well done!' and congratulated the AfD on its election triumph.

"I don't just talk, I deliver as well"— Sven Schulze, Minister-President of Saxony-Anhalt and CDU top candidate, in the MDR Wahlarena