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Anger In Germany At Musk Attempt To 'Influence' Election

Germany's government said Monday US billionaire tech baron Elon Musk is trying to sway February elections by praising the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), a move strongly rejected by major parties.

International Business Times

German Official Accuses Elon Musk of Trying to Sway Country's Upcoming Election

Elon Musk was accused of attempting to influence the upcoming German election by government officials following his endorsement of a right-wing political party.

Latin Times

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

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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

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.

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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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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.

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Radio France Internationale

Germany set for February snap election after president dissolves parliament

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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.

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’

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.

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

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