The Swiss-based ex-banker who leads Germany's far right: Alice Weidel plays the long game

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Co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party Alice Weidel on TV programme ‘Klartext’ hosted by public broadcaster ZDF in Berlin on February 13th, 2025. Photograph: Michael Kappeler/AFP/Getty Seven minutes into Alice Weidel's first big election interview, the 46-year-old delivered the meme of the campaign: rolling her eyes on live television. The lead candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) was explaining why only her party can fix Germany's broken politics, economics, and fiscal and migration policies. "AfD votes are already shaping the country," she declared with satisfaction. It was a nod to how her party backed -…