AfD reelects leaders Alice Weidel and Tino Chrupalla at party conference in Erfurt amid mass protests.

Delegates at the AfD national convention in Erfurt on July 4, 2026 reelected co-leaders Alice Weidel (81%) and Tino Chrupalla (70%), who ran unopposed. Tens of thousands of protesters demonstrated against the party, with some blocking roads and clashing with police, though authorities described the protests as largely peaceful. The convention's timing coincided with the 100th anniversary of a Nazi Party meeting in nearby Weimar, a connection critics called provocative and the party rejected.