AfD party conference confirms Chrupalla and Weidel as party leaders
The AfD goes into the next few months with its two chairpersons, Chrupalla and Weidel, leading the way. Both were confirmed in their positions at the party conference in Essen. However, there was opposition to Weidel - more than 100 delegates voted against her.
The AfD has confirmed Tino Chrupalla and Alice Weidel as co-chairpersons. At the party conference in Essen, 426 delegates voted for Chrupalla. There were 89 opposing votes and 17 abstentions. Chrupalla was therefore re-elected with 82.7 percent. Weidel received 79.77 percent. 418 delegates voted for Weidel, 106 voted against, and 13 abstained. There were no opposing candidates.
Chrupalla spoke of a "landslide victory" - at his election two years ago, he had only received around 53 percent of the votes. Previously, a motion had failed which urged the party to give up the co-chairmanship and instead install a chairman and a general secretary.
Briefly
Despite the opposition from over 100 delegates, Alice Weidel was re-elected as a co-chairperson of the AfD at the party conference in Essen, only receiving a slight decrease in percentage compared to her previous term. Tino Chrupalla, on the other hand, saw an increase in support, now leading as a co-chairperson with a majority of 82.7% of votes. Interestingly, during the conference, no opposing candidates challenged the leadership positions of Chrupalla and Weidel.
