Alexander Gauland

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Alexander Gauland

German politician

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Alternative for Germany
Nationalism and scandals
Another party leader, Alexander Gauland, has built on the nationalist language of former U.S. president Donald Trump: “It’s not always America First. Sometimes it’s Germany First.” At its election party in 2017 AfD members publicly sang the German national anthem, a relatively rare sight in modern Germany. These…
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Another party leader, Alexander Gauland, has built on the nationalist language of former U.S. president Donald Trump: “It’s not always America First. Sometimes it’s Germany First.” At its election party in 2017 AfD members publicly sang the German national anthem, a relatively rare sight in modern Germany. These…
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Alice Weidel
Rising through the political ranks
…disputes—and Weidel and an ally, Alexander Gauland, assumed the top positions. In Germany’s parliamentary elections that September, the AfD came in third, and Weidel began serving as a legislator.
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…disputes—and Weidel and an ally, Alexander Gauland, assumed the top positions. In Germany’s parliamentary elections that September, the AfD came in third, and Weidel began serving as a legislator.
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