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Germany’s far-right may be frozen out of power, but the AfD is now a powerful force

Germany’s political system is set up to exclude extremists. Yet the country is waking up to a new political reality that has lurched to the right with the once outcast Alternative for Germany (AfD) party now firmly established in German politics.

BBC on MSN · 16h

Is German 'firewall' under threat after AfD success?

There is a determination among all of Germany's main parties to keep that block in place - and the German public backs them up: 69% see the AfD as a threat to democracy, according

Yahoo · 1d

The Daily T: Why the AfD can’t be ignored as Germany swings right

The German elections have taken place and the Bundestag is looking a lot more right-wing than it was this time yesterday. The centre-right CDU (Christian Democratic Union) led by Friedrich Merz will take power having won just over 28pc of the vote.

Elon Musk Congratulates Germany’s Far-Right Party AfD

The New York Times · 1d

Musk Calls to Congratulate Leader of German Hard-Right Party

The leader of the party said she received the call after the party known as the AfD finished second in national elections, by far the best showing in its history.

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

Elon Musk's X supported far-right German party celebrating historic election gains

Elon Musk endorsed AfD, an anti-immigration party that just won the most support of any far-right party since World War II.

Yahoo · 1d

Elon Musk Congratulates Germany’s Far-Right Party AfD After Election Result

Elon Musk has continued his public association with Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party, sending a congratulatory post on X to the party’s co-chair Alice Weidel following the election results last night in Germany.

Conservatives win German election

The Washington Post · 2d

The Latest: Merz wins Germany's election while AfD makes historic gains

German voters cast their ballots in Sunday’s election , with opposition leader Friedrich Merz claiming victory and Chancellor Olaf Scholz conceding defeat. Alternative for Germany, or AfD, is heading for the strongest showing for a far-right party since World War II.

USA Today · 2d

German conservatives win election but far-right AfD surges, exit polls show

Germany's conservatives won the national election on Sunday, while the far-right Alternative for Germany came in second, its best ever result.

The Financial Times · 1d

What the German election result means for Europe

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Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made ...

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Who are the AfD? Germany’s new far-right opposition and the subject of Elon Musk’s infatuation

Who are the AfD? Germany’s new far-right opposition and the subject of Elon Musk’s infatuation - The success of the far-right ...

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Germany’s 2025 federal election: How the struggle against fascism and war must be waged

The result of Germany’s federal election on February 23 is the product of a deep political and social crisis that will lead ...

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Germany's Merz will push up debt with help of left, says AfD leader

The leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), the second largest party in parliament after Sunday's election, ...

Germany’s new leader is taking on Trump – that won’t be enough to stop the AfD

Friedrich Merz may have staved off the ascension of the far-right Alternative for Germany party for now, but the newly ...

Meet Germany’s Far-Right Leader, a Study in Contradictions

Alice Weidel of the nationalist, anti-immigrant Alternative for Germany lives in Switzerland and is married to a Sri ...

Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election

The leading candidate, Friedrich Merz, a conservative who has adopted many of the AfD’s hard-line positions on immigration, ...

DPA International on MSN2d

Jewish leader: 'Germany is a different country as of today'

One of the most prominent representatives of the Jewish community in Germany, Charlotte Knobloch, has expressed her shock ...

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Did Germany Really Lurch to the Right This Election? It’s Complicated.

The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) came in second, doubling its result from last time. Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD) lost a lot, their coalition partner the Greens a ...

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