AfD leader Alice Weidel has described the ongoing protests in France as a 'warning signal' for Germany. Speaking on Monday, she argued that the unrest on the other side of the Rhine should not be mistaken for a purely local affair. Her warning came as demonstrations and growing discontent spread across Belgium, Portugal, Spain, Italy, and Albania. In her view, the obvious risk is that the anger spills over into Germany and other European countries before long. The AfD has long built its appeal around public frustration with mainstream policy, and the scenes from Paris slot neatly into that storyline. For her party, the timing is convenient, since Berlin's coalition is struggling with its own popularity and the AfD can present itself as the voice of unease. Whether German streets actually follow the French example is another question, and critics see little more than opportunism in the comparison. Weidel, for her part, seems determined to keep the parallel alive and treat France's troubles as a preview of what current policies supposedly deliver.