Germany, AfD and Elon Musk

Elon Musk’s star power fails to help far-right AfD win German election
In spite of the Tesla CEO's best efforts, the AfD performed no better than had been expected when snap elections were called.
Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates
Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.
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Germany's Merz questions Nato's future after election win as Musk congratulates far-right AfD
The Christian Democrats won with 28.6% of the vote while the far-right Alternative for Germany came second with 20.8%.
Germany's Far-Right AfD Party Surges In Election After Elon Musk Support
The Christian Democratic Union party is projected to win the election, but the far-right Alternative for Germany is set for its best result since World War II.
Germany’s next chancellor accuses Elon Musk of ‘Russian-style’ meddling as far-right AfD make biggest gains since WW2
GERMANY’S conservatives have won a historic election after beating out the far-right AfD party. Alternative for Germany (AfD) were heavily backed by international voices – including
Elon Musk Boosts Germany’s Far-Right AfD Party Again Ahead Of Sunday’s Election
Musk has emerged as a fervent supporter of Alternative for Germany, a far-right, anti-immigrant party that is polling in second place ahead of Germany's parliamentary election.
Elon Musk’s Bid to Propel Germany’s Far-Right Party to Victory Has Failed
The racist, far-right, pro-Russia AfD— founded in 2013 as an anti-European Union party—is an outlier even among Europe’s nationalist parties. One senior leader has been twice convicted of using banned Nazi slogans; the party has also been under observation by the German domestic intelligence agency for suspected extremism.
How Elon Musk used X to amplify Germany’s far right ahead of election
Musk won AfD a massive new audience, and JD Vance added support. That brought the party outsized attention, but the impact in Germany was limited, data shows.
Elon Musk shows support for Spain’s far-right party: ‘Vox will win the next election’
After publicly supporting Germany’s hard-right AfD ahead of elections, the billionaire now wades into Spanish politics. Vox leader Santiago Abascal recently attended the CPAC ultraconservative gatheri
Elon Musk puts his finger on the scale in Germany
Germany Elections: What To Know As Polls Close Soon—And Elon Musk Weighs In
Millions of Germans are voting Sunday to determine who will control the country’s government, with Germany’s center-left Christian Democratic Union (CDU) expected to garner the biggest vote share—and the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) projected to nab a historic number of votes after garnering the endorsement of billionaire Elon Musk.
5 Takeaways From Germany’s Election
Friedrich Merz and his party won, Elon Musk didn’t seem to move voters, and more lessons from an early German vote with big ...
Germany's Habeck to give up Green leadership after election setback
Germany Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck plans to step back from any leadership role in the Greens after his party suffered ...
DOGE dividend checks and Germany's far right makes gains: Morning Rundown
President Trump and Elon Musk float the idea of giving taxpayers checks with savings from government cuts. Germany’s ...