AfD's Björn Höcke warns of immigration while co-leader Alice Weidel lives with same‑sex partner

AfD politician Björn Höcke, head of the party’s Thuringian branch, has repeatedly warned that immigration and multiculturalism will lead to the "Finis Germaniae" – the end of Germany – and even threatens a similar fate for Europe.

At the same time, AfD co‑leader Alice Weidel lives with her wife Sarah Bossard, who was born in Sri Lanka, grew up in Switzerland and publicly supports marriage equality. The couple has two children and mainly resides in Switzerland, a fact that clashes with Höcke’s rhetoric and the party’s broader anti‑immigration, anti‑LGBT stance.

The discrepancy has sparked debate within the AfD, which was founded in 2013 and is currently led by Weidel and Tino Chrupalla. The Thuringian AfD branch is classified as “right‑wing extremist” by Germany’s domestic intelligence agency. Höcke’s recent podcast comments also predict that demographic changes will turn Switzerland into a minority‑majority country, echoing his warnings about Germany.

The situation highlights internal contradictions in the party’s messaging, as its most prominent leaders are personally at odds with the cultural‑nationalist narrative promoted by figures like Höcke.