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Alice Weidel

German politician and co-leader of the AfD

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A former banker who co-leads Alternative for Germany, which finished second in the 2025 federal election on border controls, lower taxes and skepticism toward climate policy.

Alice Weidel sits in the right-authoritarian part of the Caucus economy and liberty compass: strongly free market and leaning authoritarian. The clearest positions are strongly nationalist on nation, strongly free market on economy and strongly traditional on culture.

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Where Alice Weidel sits on ten dimensions

Each scale runs from one pole to the other, and the dot shows the overall tendency of this person's record and public life. These are simplified estimates and open to debate.

💰EconomyStrongly free market
State-ledFree market
⚖️Liberty and authorityLeaning authoritarian
LibertarianAuthoritarian
🎭CultureStrongly traditional
ProgressiveTraditional
🌍NationStrongly nationalist
GlobalistNationalist
🌱EnvironmentStrongly growth-first
Growth-firstNature-first
🤖TechnologyLeaning tech-optimist
Tech-cautiousTech-optimist
🕊️War and peaceSlightly strength-first
Peace-firstStrength-first
🏛️InstitutionsStrongly anti-establishment
Anti-establishmentInstitutional
🙏ReligionSlightly religious
SecularReligious
🛡️InterventionismSlightly non-interventionist
Non-interventionistInterventionist

People most like Alice Weidel

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People furthest from Alice Weidel

Emma Goldman Russian-born anarchist and writer, 1869 to 19405%Murray Bookchin American social theorist, 1921 to 20066%Petra Kelly German Green co-founder, 1947 to 19927%John Lennon British musician and peace activist, 1940 to 19808%

Political views closest to Alice Weidel

Right-wing populismCasts politics as ordinary people against elites, mixing nationalism, tradition and…97%SovereigntismInsists that national institutions, not international bodies, should have the final say.96%National conservatismPrioritizes national sovereignty, cultural identity, tradition and firm borders.92%IsolationismKeeps the country out of foreign alliances and wars and puts domestic concerns first.91%

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Percentages show how close two profiles are across all ten dimensions. Including a person here is for study and comparison, not approval. Portrait: Elekes Andor, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons; see all photo credits.