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Elon Musk accused of trying to influence German election with support for Far-Right AfD party

The Donald Trump ally has already sparked controversy after wading into UK politics

Evening Standard

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

German politicians criticise Elon Musk for backing AfD ahead of election

US billionaire claimed party could ‘save Germany’ in controversial article

Evening Standard

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German Newspaper Editor Resigns in Protest After Elon Musk Pens Op-Ed Supporting Country's Far-Right AfD Party

Elon Musk's op-ed championing Germany's far-right party caused one editor to submit her resignation.

Latin Times

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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Elon Musk pens German newspaper opinion piece supporting far-right AfD party

Billionaire Trump adviser said his ‘significant investments’ in the country justify his wading into German politics

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German president dissolves parliament, confirms February vote

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who lost confidence vote this month, will act as caretaker chancellor at time of rising turmoil.

Al Jazeera

Germany’s president dissolves parliament ahead of snap election

Formal step taken by Frank-Walter Steinmeier after chancellor Olaf Scholz lost confidence vote in Bundestag

The Guardian - UK

German President Dissolves Parliament For Snap Elections On February 23

German President dissolves parliament for snap elections following coalition collapse. Conservative Friedrich Merz leads in polls.

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German President Dissolves Parliament, Sets Feb 23 Election Date

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier dissolved parliament on Friday and confirmed the expected February date for an early general election after the collapse of Olaf Scholz's government last month.

International Business Times

Germany set for February snap election after president dissolves parliament

Radio France Internationale

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.

Al Jazeera

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’

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Watch: Germany’s far-right AfD party protests after deadly Christmas market attack

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Al Jazeera

Germany debates migration and motives after deadly Christmas market attack

As the nation mourns the victims of violence in Magdeburg, the far right is rallying against migration.

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.

Radio France Internationale

Suspected Christmas market attacker charged with murder, attempted murder by German court

A man suspected of ploughing a car through crowds at a German Christmas market in an attack that killed five people and injured scores faces multiple charges of murder and attempted murder.

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The Independent UK

Anger grows in Germany over missed chances to stop Magdeburg Christmas market attack

Authorities deemed previously suspect ‘no specific danger’ following a risk assessment

Al Jazeera

German Christmas market attack suspect to face murder charges

Police said the man has been issued a warrant for pre-trial detention on five counts of murder.

The Independent UK

Mark Cuban uses Elon Musk’s own AI chatbot to shoot down his praise of far-right German party

Musk said that ‘only the AfD can save Germany’ in a post on X on Friday night that provoked widespread backlash from politicians at home and overseas

The Independent UK

Voices: Whatever the aim, the German Christmas market attack will surely make the West more divided

COMMENT: The confounding picture of Taleb A. makes his aims while behind the wheel on Friday night all the more muddy. But for too many people and politicians, the identity of the perpetrator as an Arab will be enough, Mark Almond writes

International Business Times

Sorrow And Fury In German Town After Christmas Market Attack

The German city of Magdeburg was in mourning Saturday over a car-ramming attack that brought death and carnage to its Christmas market, but the sorrow gave way to anger when the politicians showed up.

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Germany's Interior Minister Labels Car-Ramming Suspect An 'Islamophobe'

Germany's Interior Minister labels Magdeburg car-ramming suspect as 'Islamophobe' after tragic incident. Investigations ongoing to uncover motives and ensu...

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German Terrorism Expert Surprised By Suspect's Profile In Magdeburg Attack

A German terrorism expert is surprised by a Saudi man's involvement in a fatal car-ramming attack, revealing unexpected details about his background and be...

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