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,
Tens of thousands protest Germany's far right as Musk backs AfD
Tens of thousands of Germans rallied Saturday against the far right ahead of next month's legislative elections, as US tech billionaire Elon Musk again endorsed the anti-immigrant AfD party.
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
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
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 ...
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 ...
Germans demonstrate against AfD
Thousands of people marched across Germany in protest against the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of the ...
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.
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) ...
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 ...
Fire in empty Austin church was the result of people trying to stay warm, AFD says
As freezing and near-freezing temperatures continue across Central Texas, Austin Fire Department (AFD) crews responded to a ...