Germany: Far-right AfD reelects Tino Chrupalla, Alice Weidel as party co-leaders
20 June 2022 |
4:30 pm
The far-right AfD party will stick with Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel as party leaders, after Chrupalla fended off a challenge from a slightly more moderate candidate and then endorsed Weidel.
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