Weidel is a kosher conservative, civic-nat, used to work for Goldman-Sachs.
She, with Petry try very hard to expel Höcke, a proper nationalist but not NatSoc, out of the AfD. Höcke has a profound support from the base of the party, is head of the party in Thuringa.

The majority of the leadership of the AfD want to ban nationalist politicians from the AfD.

This week the party leadership of Saxonia and Germany voted to expel Meier a judge and ally of Höcke and the number 2 on the AfD list for the federal election. The party base supports Meier and made him number two, after Petry, in case the AfD wins some seats in September elections for federal parliament. It is expected that AfD will in parliament after the September elections.