The leader of the German far right is in a relationship with Sarah Bossard despite her party's advocacy of the traditional family.

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration AfD into Sunday's elections.

Alice Weidel, the first ever candidate of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party for the post of Chancellar, lives with her partner and two children in Switzerland.

As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) into Sunday's elections, where it scored its best-ever result.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has long advocated for “Swiss-style” direct democracy. What does the party hope to achieve with this?

One in five voters in the German election favored the far right. The AfD leader’s dramatic rise terrifies many of the others.

Around 250 people demonstrated "against the right" and the German AfD politician Alice Weidel on Saturday afternoon in Einsiedeln.

The leader of the party said she received the call after the party known as the AfD finished second in national elections, by far the best showing in its history.

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) celebrated a record election result Sunday that fuelled its wildest hopes of one day entering government, a horror scenario for its many foes.

EINSIEDELN, Switzerland - Around 250 people protested ... protesters also went to the town of Einsiedeln where AfD leader Alice Weidel has a house with her filmmaker partner, a Sri Lankan-born ...

Berlin (AFP) – As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to many to lead Germany's far-right and anti-immigration ...