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Thursday, Mar 13, 2025

AfD Chief Alice Weidel Enhances Global Standing Through Meeting with Viktor Orban

Despite being sidelined by the leaders of the extreme-left coalition, the AfD’s involvement in advancing a parliamentary motion and its growing international connections indicate its rising influence on the political scene.
Alice Weidel, the head of Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, is poised to meet Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban following an invitation announced on Monday.

This meeting highlights the increasing international acceptance of the AfD, which had previously been isolated due to its contentious nationalist views.

Orban, recognized for his anti-immigration policies and push for renewed energy partnerships with Russia, confirmed that Weidel had initiated the meeting.

In an interview with Switzerland’s Neue Zuercher Zeitung, Orban noted the AfD’s rising importance in German politics, predicting that the party could capture as much as 20% of the vote in the upcoming national election on February 23. Historically, he has distanced himself from the AfD in order to preserve relations with Germany’s mainstream political factions, which deem the party politically toxic.

The AfD is currently being monitored by German security services because of concerns related to potential extremist tendencies.

Nevertheless, recent events, including Donald Trump's return to the White House—endorsed by both Orban and the AfD—seem to have altered the diplomatic landscape.

Weidel’s party aligns with Orban on limiting immigration, especially from Muslim-majority countries, as well as on restoring ties with Russia despite the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.

Additionally, the AfD has seen a significant increase in financial support.

The German parliament recently revealed that the party received a 2.3 million euro donation on February 1 from a far-right Austrian politician, accounting for its largest donation to date.

This followed two separate donations in January from German entrepreneurs, totaling nearly 2.5 million euros, exceeding previous annual contributions in the party’s decade-long history.

Elon Musk, who is spearheading efforts to reform the U.S. federal government, has also shown support for the AfD.

Musk, the richest person in the world, stated on his social media platform X that “only the AfD can save Germany” and later engaged in a one-hour discussion with Weidel.

In Germany, the AfD currently ranks second behind Friedrich Merz’s conservative bloc in polls.

However, the party sees limited chances of being included in government, as mainstream parties continue to bar it from coalition talks.

The so-called “firewall” surrounding the AfD weakened last week when a parliamentary motion was passed with the party's backing, marking the first such occurrence in postwar German history.

This event sparked nationwide protests and led to resignations within Merz’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), which had proposed the motion.

The forthcoming meeting between Weidel and Orban emphasizes the evolving political dynamics and the AfD’s growing presence on the international scene as it seeks to capitalize on support from influential figures and institutions to advance its domestic and foreign policy aims.
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