The co-leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has described the United Kingdom’s referendum to leave the European Union, known as Brexit, as a potential model for Germany. The AfD’s Alice Weidel told the Financial Times newspaper that she would be in favour of a referendum on Germany’s EU membership if the far-right party can’t force through major changes to EU rules. Weidel, who has been co-leader of the AfD since 2022, said a future AfD government in Germany would seek to reform the EU and remove its “democratic deficit,” including by curbing the powers of the European Commiss…