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German party leaders are united against immigration – but there is little evidence for a key part of their argument

As Germany elects its next Bundestag, migration remains one of the most important issues to voters. But politicians are not debating how to attract the 288,000 migrants the country needs every year to maintain its workforce. Rather, parties struggle over who can promise the most deportations and the tightest border…

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‘The far right wants us to play by their rules’: Can German Greens survive ‘witch-hunt’?

As AfD says Germany is in grip of ‘eco-dictatorship’, Green party tones down mention of climate action

The Guardian - UK

Hungary's Orbán meets head of far-right German party AfD, calling her 'the future of Germany'

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is hosting Alice Weidel, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's candidate for chancellor, a rare meeting between a European leader and Germany’s far-right party

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In the Musk revolution, lessons from the 20th century will be deleted

Democracy’s traditional defence against fascism doesn’t work against the new far-right hybrid coded in Silicon Valley, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

By courting the far right, the man tipped to be Germany’s next chancellor may have sealed his own downfall

Conservative Friedrich Merz shattered a political taboo. His blunder gives the centre-left has a chance in the 23 February election

The Guardian - UK

Far-right populists much more likely than the left to spread fake news – study

Amplifying misinformation is now part of radical right strategy, says Dutch study of tweets by MPs in 26 countries

The Guardian - UK

While the world is distracted by Trump, here’s how Putin and Musk are weakening European democracies

In an unprecedented decision on December 6 2024, the Romanian constitutional court annulled the November 25 presidential elections after it received credible intelligence of large-scale external interference rigging the results of the first round in favour of a hardly-known far-right candidate, Calin Georgescu.

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Berlin Film Festival To Try To Keep Politics At Bay

The Berlin Film Festival, which begins this week, is set for a challenge faced by the entire Western arts industry: how to stop politics from taking over the conversation.

International Business Times

Germany's Scholz, Merz Clash Over Far-right AfD In Election Debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.

International Business Times

Germany's Scholz, Merz, Clash Over Far-right AfD In Election Debate

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Sunday accused his election rival Friedrich Merz of having broken his word by accepting support from the far-right AfD to push an anti-immigration motion through parliament.

International Business Times

Tesla sales plummet in France amid Musk’s support for European far-right parties

Sales of Tesla cars slumped in five European countries in January, but the decline has been particularly sharp in France – with a drop of 63 percent.

Radio France Internationale

Musk Risks Putting EU Buyers Off Tesla: Analysts

Elon Musk's rapprochement with US President Donald Trump, his backing of European far-right parties and attacks on diversity policies could drive European buyers away from Tesla, analysts say.

International Business Times

Merz’s gamble: Germany’s centre-right leader splits voters by flirting with hardline AfD

Would-be chancellor Friedrich Merz breaks postwar convention of no political deals with far right

The Guardian - UK

New Anti-far-right Protest Draws 250,000 In Munich

Fresh protests against the extreme right drew massive crowds in Germany on Saturday, including 250,000 people in Munich, authorities said, as the country heads for clutch elections.

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The Guardian - US

What does Elon Musk believe?

The man given free rein by Trump to crusade against the federal government supported Democrats until 2022. But some of Musk’s longstanding positions lead a straight line to his far-right sympathies

Fortune

Tesla demand is nosediving in EV-friendly Europe amid Elon Musk's endorsement of the far right

Latin Times

Tesla Sales Plummet as Experts Blame Musk's Government Overhaul

Tesla's electric vehicles have faced a drop in sales in various European markets following the increased political involvement of the company's billionaire founder, Elon Musk, earning him backlash from consumers.

The Conversation

These maps of support for Germany’s far-right AfD lay bare the depth of the urban-rural divide

The process of industrialisation, globalisation and urbanisation – spreading out from urban centres into the countryside – is one of the core developments of modern society. It has changed people’s lives in almost every part of the world. This is a process that has been going on for more than…

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Where support for Germany’s far-right AFD is growing and why – podcast

Germany is holding an election on February 23 and the contest is attracting an unusual amount of attention. That’s because the far-right Alternative for Germany (AFD) is polling in second place on 20% of the national vote.

International Business Times

Merkel Urges Parties To Calm Pre-election 'Turmoil'

Germany's former chancellor Angela Merkel on Wednesday urged politicians to dial back tensions ahead of elections this month after her centre-right CDU party sparked uproar by accepting the far right's support.

International Business Times

Tesla Sales Fall In Germany As Musk Backs Far Right

Tesla sales plunged in Germany last month, official data showed Wednesday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk waded into the country's election campaign by vocally backing the far right.

The Guardian - UK

Merz doubles down on gambit with German far right in combative speech

Prospective chancellor takes startlingly aggressive line against those protesting against gamble with AfD

The Independent UK

Front-runner in German election says his party will 'never' work with the far right

The front-runner in Germany’s upcoming election says the far-right Alternative for Germany is his “most important opponent” and his party will “never” work with it

The Conversation

Representation gaps and the rise of populism

The rise of rightwing populists continues across the west, leaving many wondering how mainstream parties can respond. Part of the picture is the failure of political parties to meet voters’ views on immigration with policy responses.

Al Jazeera

As Germany braces for election, backing the far-right AfD no longer a taboo

The hardline party has ‘an increasing influence on public opinion’, say analysts, as voters prioritise migration.

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