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.
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.
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 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
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,
Musk tells Germans to get over ‘past guilt’ in speech to far-right AfD rally
The tech billionaire and Trump adviser has drawn rebukes for repeatedly endorsing the AfD in the leadup to Germany’s snap ...
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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.
‘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 ...
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) ...
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.
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 ...
German AfD's local cell given notice on bank account, cites political reasons
A local chapter of the far-right Alternative for Germany party said on Wednesday its account had been terminated by the ...
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AFD update: 3-alarm fire at multiple properties causes $170,000 in damage
A three-alarm fire involving an old lumberyard and several nearby buildings broke out late Wednesday afternoon near downtown ...
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AfD leaders travel to Washington, watch Trump inauguration on video
Leaders of Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) travelled to Washington for US President Donald Trump's ...