Germany's Political Landscape Shifts as AfD and SPD Nominate Candidates for Federal Election
Alice Weidel becomes AfD's first chancellor candidate amid protests, while Olaf Scholz seeks re-election as SPD's nominee.
- Alice Weidel was officially nominated as the AfD's chancellor candidate during the party's congress in Riesa, which faced significant delays due to widespread protests against the far-right party.
- Protests in Riesa drew approximately 10,000 demonstrators, with reports of police using pepper spray and batons; a Left Party politician alleged he was assaulted and briefly lost consciousness during the clashes.
- Weidel's speech emphasized controversial policies, including calls for 'remigration,' dismantling wind turbines, and closing gender studies programs, while she criticized the CDU and other mainstream parties.
- The SPD confirmed Olaf Scholz as its candidate for chancellor, with Scholz framing the upcoming February election as a pivotal moment for Germany, focusing on social justice and affordability issues.
- Friedrich Merz, the CDU's candidate, reiterated his party's refusal to collaborate with the AfD, calling such cooperation a betrayal of the CDU's values.































































































































































































































































































