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.
Musk tells Germans to get over ‘past guilt’ at far-right AfD rally
Tech billionaire Elon Musk told Germans they should be proud of their heritage and should “move beyond” the “past guilt” of older generations. Musk on Saturday made a virtual appearance at a rally
Thousands protest in Germany against the far-right as AfD party begins election campaign
The protests took place while AfD was opening its election campaign in the central city of Halle on Saturday. View on euronews
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)
Anti-far-right protests held in Germany as Musk endorses AfD
US tech billionaire Elon Musk told thousands of AfD supporters via video link that their party was ‘the best hope for the future of Germany’.
Thousands protest in Berlin against far-right ahead of election
Tens of thousands protested against the rise of the far-right at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate ahead of snap elections next month. The demonstration coincided with far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD)'s election campaign event.

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Jewish Telegraphic Agency1d
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.
Christian Democrats leader Merz tears down the “firewall” to the far-right Alternative for Germany
On Wednesday, with the support of the Alternative for Germany, the Christian Democrats passed a motion on migration policy ...
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 ...
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 ...
The Local3h
'Turning point for Germany': What the far-right's cooperation with conservatives means
Germany's conservatives have pushed through a motion aimed at curbing immigration with the backing of the far-right AfD. What does it mean for the future of Germany with crucial elections weeks away?
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, ...
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.
Holocaust memorial chair: Musk’s call for Germany to ‘move beyond’ Nazi guilt is dangerous
The chair of Yad Vashem, Israel’s official Holocaust memorial, said Sunday tech billionaire Elon Musk’s call for Germans to ...
Hundreds protests in Germany against stricter migration policy backed by far-right
Amnesty International, Seebrücke and other organisations called for the rally under the slogan "Firewall instead of arson".