Germany’s Identity at a Crossroads

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.
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,
Thousands march in Germany as AfD launches election campaign
Thousands of people protested the rise of the far right in cities across Germany on Saturday, as the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party campaign kicked off with a virtual appearance by US billionaire Elon Musk.
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
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.
As Germany heads to polls, is Olaf Scholz ‘firewall to AfD’ crumbling?
Germany’s election campaign heats up as CDU leader Friedrich Merz indicates potential cooperation with the far-right AfD to ...
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Germany’s Scholz lashes out at Musk’s ‘disgusting’ interventions in Europe
He is a close ally of conservative U.S. President Donald Trump and has, much to the ire of Scholz, spent the past few weeks ...
Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s ...
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 ...
Musk tells Germany to get over "past guilt" before Holocaust Remembrance
Elon Musk told a rally the German far-right AfD party, just before Holocaust Remembrance Day, that Germany should get over "past guilt." ...
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.
Elon Musk makes surprise appearance during Germany’s AfD election campaign event
Tesla and SpaceX CEO rallies party’s far-right supporters at end of week where he has been embroiled in controversy ...
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German conservative Merz accused of flirting with far-right AfD
Chancellor Scholz says rival Merz joining forces with far-right party in parliament to introduce stricter migration ...