The AfD's plan to destroy the EU

The surging Alternative for Germany (AfD) wants to fundamentally reshape the EU if its leader, Alice Weidel, replaces the deeply unpopular Friedrich Merz as chancellor. Ms Weidel has called for the bloc to be transformed into a loose alliance of "sovereign nations", warning that Germany could hold a Brexit-style "Dexit" referendum if the AfD comes to power, displacing the centre-Right Christian Democratic Union (CDU). "We would like to rebuild and reform the European Union," the hard-Right leader told the European Parliament in Strasbourg. The Telegraph’s Europe Editor, James Crisp, unpacks what an AfD-led Germany could mean for the future of the EU, and whether a German exit from the bloc is a realistic prospect. Read the full story here: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/10/26/afds-plan-to-destroy-the-eu/?recomm_id=57049f1e-2209-4282-adcc-cbbd0e28468d #germany #afd #brexit