New Delhi, Feb. 23 -- As voters in Germany go out on Sunday to vote for their new leader in a pivotal election, all eyes will be frozen on the openly gay leader of the divisive far-right party, the Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel.

An unusual choice to many to lead AfD's electoral ambitions, Alice Weidel is the first ever candidate of the anti-immigration party for the post of the Chancellor. She lives with her partner in Switzerland, while being an active member of the German party.

AfD, which bats against asylum seekers, Islam and multiculturalism, is unlikely to win a government amid other parties not eager to cooperate due to a longstanding policy named firewall. However, the party, led by Weidel, is likely to emerge as t...