Elon Musk Is Trying to Break Germany’s Quarantine on the Far-Right AfD

Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.

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Elon Musk Trolls Britain and Defends Tommy Robinson in Flurry of Social Media Posts

In a barrage of posts rife with misinformation, he revived questions about a child sex abuse scandal, vilified the prime minister and defended a jailed far-right agitator.

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Germany’s Chancellor Scholz Takes a Jab at Musk in New Year’s Eve Address

Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Germany’s election will “not be decided by the owners of social media channels” in his annual New Year's Eve address.

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Elon Musk Doubles Down on Support for German Far-Right AfD

The world’s richest man, a key adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, ridicules critics over his backing of the German extremist party AfD, as Germany prepares for elections.

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Musk Expresses Support for Far-Right Party in Germany’s Election

It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe.

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Who Is Friedrich Merz of Germany?

If polls are correct, Olaf Scholz’s successor could be Friedrich Merz, 69, leader of the Christian Democratic Union. He is offering to get the German economic engine humming again.

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What to Know About the Collapse of Germany’s Government, and What’s Next

Chancellor Olaf Scholz lost a confidence vote in the German Parliament, ending the unpopular three-party coalition government he has led since 2021.

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Scholz Calls for Confidence Vote, in Step Toward German Elections

Chancellor Olaf Scholz, who had little choice but to call for the vote, is widely expected to lose when Parliament takes up the measure on Monday.

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