Elon Musk, Germany and AfD

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Germany’s conservatives win historic election as far-right party AfD surges into second with 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
Conservatives win German election while far-right party surges to second place
Provisional results confirm that mainstream conservatives led by Friedrich Merz won Germany's national election, while a far-right party surged to become the nation’s second-largest
Elon Musk, JD Vance haven’t boosted far right ahead of German election
After the highly unusual U.S. interventions, the AfD remains in second place heading into Germany’s federal election on Sunday.
Economy, immigration, Elon Musk at center of German election; conservative candidate favored to win
Germans go to the polls Sunday. Chancellor Scholz's Social Democrats are likely to lose to the conservative CDU party, as the right-wing Alternative for Germany party is likely to make gains.
Elon Musk puts his finger on the scale in Germany
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 ...
'We have won the election': Germany's conservative leaders celebrate as far-right projected to take second place
Germany's opposition conservatives won the national election on Sunday, putting leader Friedrich Merz on track to be the next ...
Elon Musk issues ultimatum, Germany moves to the right and Pope Francis is in critical condition: Weekend Rundown
Federal employees received emails asking them to justify their work. And Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says he’s willing to resign for ...