Germany’s Far-Right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has picked Alice Weidel, a German with a Sri Lankan partner, as the candidate for chancellor at the German Federal Elections.

Weidel, who lives in Switzerland and has two sons with her Sri Lankan partner, was officially crowned as the AfD’s chancellor candidate at an upbeat party conference this weekend, AFP reported.

The AfD has long been polling in second place behind the conservatives, but one survey showed it had increased its vote share to 22% – a score that would be its highest ever result at the national level.

The AfD has little chance of being part of Germany’s next government since working with the Far-Right remains a major taboo in German politics because of its Nazi history.

Last week Weidel was hosted by Elon Musk, the world’s richest man and a key Donald Trump ally, for a wide-ranging livestream on his X social media platform.

Musk also boosted the livestream of the AfD’s congress this weekend by sharing it on his own X account, helping it gain a worldwide audience.