German election 2025: Will the far-right AfD break through the firewall and take power?
With international politics in flux, three leading historians give their views on the most consequential election in a generation for Europe’s most powerful country.
German election: Parties face off over Ukraine, NATO, Trump
Chancellor candidates Christian Lindner, Alice Weidel, Sahra Wagenknecht and Jan van Aken, took the stage for the Thursday evening discussion alongside high-ranking representatives of the Christian Democratic Union CDU,
Conservatives look set to win German election with Musk-backed AfD in second
Single parties rarely win majorities in German elections, so Friedrich Merz's CDU will need the support of one or more parties to secure a majority in government. His most likely
Exclusive: Alice Weidel on Her Far-Right AfD Party’s Rise, Elon Musk’s Support, and the German Election
The tweet from Elon Musk arrived a few days before Christmas, and it felt like a gift from heaven to Germany’s far-right political party, Alternative for Germany (AfD). It consisted of six words: “Only the AfD can save Germany.
Germany Election Results: Exit Polls Project Center-Right Win—And Strong Showing For Elon Musk-Boosted AfD
Exit polls project Germany’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) garnered the biggest vote share in the country’s elections Sunday—and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is projected to nab a historic number of votes after garnering the endorsement of billionaire Elon Musk.
Germany Election: Vote for AfD Party – Elon Musk tells German people
United States of America tech billionaire, Elon Musk has asked citizens of Germany to vote for Alternative for Germany, AfD, party, in the Sunday, February 23, 2025 general election. Musk, who became US president Donald Trump’s adviser,
German far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel pledges to overtake conservative bloc, vows to win first place in next election
German far-right AfD leader Alice Weidel pledges to overtake conservative bloc, vows to win first place in next election.
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Alice Weidel, unlikely queen of German far-right AfD
As an openly gay politician who lives with her Sri Lanka-born partner in Switzerland, Alice Weidel was an unusual choice to ...
Germans go to vote under shadow of far-right surge, Trump
German voters head to the polls on Sunday, with the conservatives the strong favourites after a campaign rocked by a ...
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What’s behind Vance’s stunning decision to embrace Germany’s AfD?
This is the man who in 2016 worried that Donald Trump was “America’s ... down on his decision to hold a tête-à-tête with Alice Weidel, leader of Alternative for Germany, known as AfD ...
The ripple effect that Germany’s election could spell across Britain, the US and EU
When Donald Trump won the US election in November, Germany’s government imploded. Chancellor Olaf Scholz sacked his finance ...
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J.D. Vance Met With German Neo-Nazi Party Leader Alice Weidel
Vance also gave a speech in Munich, hypocritically scolding Europe’s leaders for many actions Trump has engaged in.
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Elisabeth Dieringer: Trump’s Success Shows That Change Is Possible!
Ms. Dieringer believes that Donald Trump’s success proves that change is possible. – “This gives us strength as well. The ...
Hungary's Orban says far-right AfD is 'future of Germany'
Emboldened by his 'dear friend' US President Donald Trump's return to power, Hungary's nationalist leader has vowed to ...
Hungary’s transformation into an ‘electoral autocracy’ has parallels to Trump’s second term
U.S. conservatives have looked to Hungary's Viktor Orbán as an inspiration for a right-wing America, and the prime minister has become a close ally of President Donald Trump.