AfD, Germany and Elon Musk

German Parliament Considers Ban of Right-Wing AfD Party Championed by Elon Musk
As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.
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.
Elon Musk tells far-right German political party 'there is too much focus on past guilt'
"Children should not be guilty of the sins of their parents, let alone their great grandparents," Musk said, apparently referring to Germany's Nazi past.
‘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 (AfD) party. CNN’s Senior International Correspondent Frederik Pleitgen reports.
Germans Rally Against Far-Right Party Supported by Elon Musk
Thousands protested against the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, which the Tesla CEO addressed on Saturday.
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 terrain of migration and Elon Musk steps up his support for the far-right AfD party.
Elon Musk calls on Germany's far-right party to 'move beyond' Nazi guilt
Elon Musk made a surprise virtual appearance at a campaign event for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party on Saturday, telling members that they need to "move beyond" Germany's Nazi history.
Germany: What is the 'AfD firewall'?
Germany's conservatives were able to pass a strict immigration motion with votes by the far-right party, marking a historic ...
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Austria’s Kurz blames Merkel for far-right AfD rise in Germany
Without the migration policies since 2015, the AfD wouldn’t be anywhere near this strong,” says Vienna’s former conservative ...
Germany’s Christian Democrats unite with far-right AfD against refugees
For the first time in the 75-year post-war history of the German parliament, one of the major parliamentary groups has made ...
Germany's Bundestag debates banning far-right AfD party
A cross-party group of 124 MPs put a motion on the agenda to bring proceedings before the Federal Constitutional Court to ban the party, whose unprecedented alliance with the CDU caused a shock.
Germany's conservatives to seek far right support on immigration
Germany's conservative opposition leader was set Friday to again seek far-right support in parliament on the flashpoint issue ...
Alternative for Germany party goes mainstream after historic vote on immigration restrictions
Alternative for Germany helped push an immigration restriction proposal over the threshold, breaking the "firewall" surrounding the right-wing party.
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Germany's far-right 'firewall' crumbles as migration debate flares
Weeks before Germany's elections, a heated immigration debate inflamed by a deadly knife attack triggered a political ...
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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.