The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is in second place in opinion polls, at around 22%, behind the CDU/CSU conservatives, on 30%.

Merz’s priority will be to form a government with the third-placed Social Democrats (SPD), led by Germany’s current Chancellor, Olaf Scholz, which secured its lowest ever proportion of the vote since ...

Weidel claps as SpaceX CEO Elon Musk is seen on screen during a central election campaign event of the AfD in Halle, Germany, Jan. 25, 2025.Karina Hessland—Reuters The response to Musk’s ...

The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.

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A pivotal endorsement from Elon Musk came in the form of a tweet: “Only the AfD can save Germany.” ...

German actress Hanna Schygulla delivered a powerful criticism of nationalism and far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) at the Berlinale today (Wednesday, February 19). “We have to get ...

Alternative for Germany (AfD), which garnered 20.8% of the vote, is now the country's second strongest political force. The party imposed immigration as a major theme during the campaign and enjoyed ...

The AfD, founded in 2013 on a promise to slash spending ... My Own Family’s History With the Nazi Party Is No Exception Projected on a giant screen at the rally, Musk’s face showed genuine ...

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Mr. Musk surprised the party in December when he was beamed onto a big screen, at a campaign event in Halle, where he endorsed the AfD and told assembled members that Germans had “too much of a ...