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Elon Musk hosts leader of Germany’s far-right AfD on X ahead of election

Billionaire’s interest in Europe divides opinion – while some leaders raise alarm, Italy’s Meloni insists ‘no danger’.

Al Jazeera

Elon Musk heaps praise on AfD’s Alice Weidel during live talk on X

X owner and far-right politician appear to agree on everything, as Musk faces accusations of meddling in German election

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk's X Platform Endorses Germany's Far-Right Afd Party

Elon Musk's support for Germany's far-right AfD party raises concerns about election interference and compliance with EU regulations.

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Elon Musk to host chat with German far-right leader, adding to fears of his political meddling

Tech billionaire Elon Musk is preparing to host a live-streamed chat on his social media platform X with a leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany party

The Independent UK

Musk ‘lying like hell’ over AfD interview, says ex-EU tech leader

Thierry Breton says EU is not trying to censor tech chief’s discussion with Alice Weidel of German far-right party

The Guardian - UK

EU Commission urged to act over Elon Musk’s ‘interference’ in elections

MEPs say enforcement of Digital Services Acts has been ‘too slow’, as Musk plans livestream with German far-right politician

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk is boosting the AfD. But why is Germany’s mainstream helping him?

After years of politicians and media figures normalising far-right ideas, the billionaire’s meddling is falling on fertile ground, says Berlin-based journalist and author Hanno Hauenstein

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Germany accuses Musk of election meddling over AfD support: What we know

Elon Musk praised AfD and its leader Alice Weidel in an opinion piece for German newspaper Welt am Sonntag.

Al Jazeera

Olaf Scholz: German election ‘will not be decided by social media owners’

Chancellor’s New Year’s Eve address follows Elon Musk’s endorsement of German far-right party AfD on X

The Guardian - UK

Berlin accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence German election

Government spokesperson says freedom of speech ‘covers the greatest nonsense’ after Musk’s endorsements of AfD

The Guardian - UK

Elon Musk reveals why he is endorsing Germany’s populist far right despite neo-Nazis in their ranks—‘Does that sound like Hitler to you?’

Only the antiestablishment Alternative for Germany can save the country from collapse, the world’s richest man wrote in a Sunday column that has divided voters.

Fortune

Elon Musk backs German far-right party in editorial, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor

It is the second time this month that the tech mogul has voiced support for the far-right party

The Independent UK

Elon Musk Sparks Controversy By Backing German Far-Right Party

Elon Musk's backing of AfD in Germany sparks controversy ahead of key election, raising questions on free speech and journalistic ethics.

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Germany’s AfD rallies in Magdeburg, site of deadly Christmas market attack

The far-right party holds ‘memorial’ rally for victims of car-ramming attack that has inflamed debate on migration.

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The Independent UK

Far-right AfD holds rally as Magdeburg mourns Christmas market victims

Far-right co-chair Alice Weidel says attack was ‘an act of an Islamist full of hatred ... for us Germans, for us Christians’

International Business Times

German Far-right AfD To March In City Hit By Christmas Market Attack

Three days after Germany's deadly Christmas market attack in which a Saudi man was arrested, both the far-right AfD and counter-protesters were due to hit the streets Monday in the bereaved city of Magdeburg.

The Guardian - UK

Outrage as Elon Musk claims ‘only AfD can save Germany’

German health minister calls US billionaire’s intervention weeks before election ‘undignified and problematic’

International Business Times

Anger After Musk Backs German Far Right

A post from Elon Musk on his platform X claiming that only the far-right AfD party can "save Germany" sparked accusations Friday that he was seeking to interfere in the country's upcoming election.

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The Independent UK

Backlash as Elon Musk claims only far-right AfD can ‘save Germany’

German politicians urged the billionaire to ‘stay out’ of their politics

The Independent UK

Germany's far-right AfD party nominates a candidate for chancellor in the upcoming election

The far-right Alternative for Germany party has presented its candidate for chancellor in the country’s upcoming election

International Business Times

Alice Weidel, German Far Right's Unlikely Hope For Chancellor

With a snap general election looming in the new year, the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) will officially nominate co-leader Alice Weidel as its candidate to be chancellor on Saturday.

The Guardian - UK

Second Trump reign could make life ‘a lot harder’ for EU’s far-right leaders

They celebrated his victory - but Trump’s trade tariffs and America first policies could backfire on the likes of Orbán, Meloni and Wilders

The Guardian - UK

German opposition leader plans climate action reverse and immigration controls as Scholz paves way for election – as it happened

German chancellor confirms vote of confidence date, giving path to 23 February election, as Friedrich Merz attempts to create distance between parties

The Guardian - UK

‘Moment of truth’ for Austria as far right senses election triumph

Sunday’s poll result is on a knife-edge but populist FPÖ is looking to capitalise on fears about migration

The Guardian - UK

AfD leaders demand inclusion in state coalition talks after election success

Voters want AfD taking part in government, German far-right party insists after results in Thuringia and Saxony

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