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Extremists tipped for second place after shifting debate to immigration and crime and winning endorsements from Musk and Vance

The CDU is a big player in the European parliament, but its predicted win this Sunday won’t change Germany’s inward focus, says Cas Mudde of the University of Georgia

Former PM Magdalena Andersson says there are too many guns available in country and ‘too much romanticising of violence’ on social media

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.

With only a few weeks until Germany’s election, Elon Musk has unambiguously thrown his support behind the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. In a video address to a party rally last week, he appeared to urge Germans to “move on” from any “past guilt” related to the Holocaust.

The CDU relied on AfD to pass a motion for the controversial bill, breaking a decades-long tradition of excluding the far-right

Plan to tighten migration policy was brought by the opposition leader Friedrich Merz with the help of AfD

A vote in Germany’s national parliament (Bundestag) has led to fears that the firewall supposedly separating mainstream political parties and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) has been blown apart.

Germany's parliament debates opposition bill on migration rules, sparking concerns over far-right influence and potential coalition impacts.

Former German Chancellor Merkel criticizes conservative leader Merz for far-right collaboration on immigration bill, sparking backlash and protests.

Germany's parliament is expected to vote on an opposition bill calling for tougher rules on migration