AfD, Germany and Elon Musk

Elon Musk speaks at Germany’s AfD campaign launch as thousands protest the far-right party
American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a surprise address at the campaign launch for Germany’s Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as thousands of people gathered across the country to protest the rise of the far-right party.
How Elon Musk is helping Germany's far-right AfD party go mainstream
Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.
Thousands protest in Germany against the far-right as AfD party begins election campaign
People gather to protest against the Far Right, in Cologne, Germany, Saturday Jan. 25, 2025. Banner reads: "Immediate lessons for Merz in democracy and decency". (Christoph Dr
Germany’s Identity at a Crossroads as Far-Right AfD Party Surges in Polls
Concerns about Holocaust trivialization and nationalist policies underscore the growing anxiety over the influence of the far-right party, which recently won the endorsement of Elon Musk Strong relations with Israel and a commitment to commemorating the Holocaust have been central tenets in Germany’s identity since the end of the Nazi regime,
Protesters take to the streets of Berlin against far right AfD party ahead of elections
At Berlin’s Brandenburg Gate, participants lit up their phones, blew whistles and sang anti-fascist songs. (AP video by Pietro De Cristofaro)
Germany: Thousands march as AfD election campaign begins
Thousands of people protested the rise of the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, as the Alternative for Germany party campaign kicked off.Thousands of Germans took to the streets in several cities to protest the rise of far-right extremism and the growing popularity of the anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party.
Far-right AfD event in central German city accompanied by protests
An election campaign event by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in the central city of Halle was accompanied by protests on Saturday. Several hundred demonstrators were on site in the city,
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Take it from a German Jew: The AfD and its supporters aren’t making Jews safer
An editor at Germany's Jewish newsweekly responds to Elon Musk's endorsement of the Alternative for Germany political party.
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German lawmakers can’t agree whether to seek ban on far-right AfD
Many mainstream leaders worry a pre-election debate over whether to ban Alternative for Germany will only boost the party ...
Musk tells Germans at AfD rally to ‘look past their guilt’
Elon Musk told supporters of the anti-immigrant far-Right AfD party to not feel “guilty” about the country’s Nazi past as he ...
Migration talks put strain on Germany’s anti-AfD ‘firewall’
German parliament faces pre-election immigration showdown as conservative Opposition considers support from far-right AfD, ...
German Christians slam conservative cooperation with far-right AfD
Germany's two largest Christian churches have jointly denounced opposition leader Friedrich Merz's plans to pass motions on ...
German Election Taboos Broken as Merz, Musk Flirt With AfD
Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious ...
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Elon Musk Tells Extremist AfD Party Rally That Germans Need to “Move On” from “Past Guilt”
"It's good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes ...
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German conservative leader Merz faces fierce criticism over cooperation with far-right AfD
CDU/CSU's passage of migration motion supported by AfD party has been widely condemned as a ‘dark day’ for German democracy - Anadolu Ajansı ...
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‘Vote for AfD’: Elon Musk makes appeal at far-right rally in Germany
American tech billionaire Elon Musk made a virtual appearance at the campaign launch for the German far-right Alternative for ...
Germany's AfD Demands Border Closures After Killings, Including 2 Year Old
A rejected Afghan asylum-seeker killed two people and left several others injured in a stabbing in Aschaffenburg, Germany.
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Germans divided: Rising AfD influence shapes migration policy
Nearly half of Germans believe it is justifiable to cooperate with the far-right AfD party when democracy requires it. An ...