The AfD's initial supporters were the same prominent economists, business leaders and journalists who had supported the Electoral Alternative 2013, including former members of the Christian Democratic Union, who had previously challenged the constitutionality of the German government's eurozone policies at the Federal Constitutional Court.
Pendukung awal AfD para ekonom terkemuka, para pemimpin bisnism dan wartawan yang telah mendukung Pemilihan Alternatif 2013, termasuk mantan anggota Persatuan Demokrat Kristen yang sebelumnya menantang kebijakan konstitusionalitas zona euro pemerintah Jerman oleh Pengadilan Konstitusional Jerman.