Alice Weidel, leader of Germany's AfD party, was aware of illegal campaign donations weeks earlier than previously reported.

Hacked emails suggest AfD leader Alice Weidel knew about illegal campaign donations weeks earlier than previously reported. The €132,000 funds from Swiss intermediaries were central to a major party financing scandal. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hacked-emails-yield-revelations-germanys-far-right-afd-party-leader-2026-10-23/ #Ukraine #Russia #EU #Germany

Hacked emails yield revelations on Germany's far-right AfD party leader Hacked AfD emails suggest Alice Weidel knew of illegal donations to her 2017 campaign weeks earlier than she has said, telling the party treasurer in July 2017 she had been notified. The €132,000 sent via Swiss intermediaries led to a €396,000 fine. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hacked-emails-yield-revelations-germanys-far-right-afd-party-leader-2026-10-23/

Emails from a trove of hacked Alternative for Germany (AfD) accounts appear to contradict the far-right party leader Alice Weidel's previous statements about an illegal campaign donation, ​Der Spiegel news outlet reported on Friday. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hacked-emails-yield-revelations-germanys-far-right-afd-party-leader-2026-10-23/