Germany’s Identity at a Crossroads

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.
Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk endorses AfD
The AfD party is polling at about 20% before Germany's February 23 elections, a record for a party. The mainstream conservative CDU/CSU alliance leads with about 30%.
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,
Musk tells far-right Germany AfD party "there's too much focus on past guilt"
Elon Musk told members of the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party that "there's too much focus on past guilt," days after he gave what scholars and rights groups said was a Hitlergruß,
Late AfD surge threatens to spoil party for Germany’s election front-runner
Polling data in home town of Friedrich Merz, Germany’s frontrunner to be next chancellor, are worry for main parties
Thousands in Germany protest the rise of the far right ahead of next month’s election
Tens of thousands of Germans have protested in Berlin and other cities against the rise of the far-right, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany party ahead of the Feb. 23 election.
Musk praises far-right AfD as Germany's 'best hope' at campaign rally
Elon Musk participated via video link in the official campaign launch of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, a month before national elections on February 23. Addressing the crowd ahead of lead candidate Alice Weidel's speech,
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
"Breaking the template": "Alternative for Germany" is supported even by migrants
The German media demonize the pro-Russian opposition party Alternative for Germany (AfD), putting it on the lists of ...
Elon Musk Addresses Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party In Surprise Rally Appearance—Amid ‘Nazi Salute’ Controversy
The world’s richest person has heaped praise on the Alternative for Deutschland party in recent weeks ahead of the country’s ...
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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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 everything," he said in a virtual visit.
Elon Musk's call for Germany to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt is dangerous, Holocaust memorial chair says
Musk's AfD support, followed a gesture many said resembled a Nazi salute, and came as leaders are due to observe the 80th ...
German far-Right firewall may be crumbling as conservatives agree to work with AfD
Right” could crumble after the frontrunner to win next month’s election said he could work with Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...
Musk joins election event of Germany's far-right AfD via video link
Elon Musk participated via video link in the official campaign launch of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) ...
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Far-right Alternative for Germany to hold event in knife-attack city
The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is to hold an event on Friday in the southern city of Aschaffenburg, where two ...