By Sebastian Shukla, CNN Halle and Berlin, Germany (CNN) — “You have to make a decision. Do you want to have the party of [Chancellor] Olaf Scholz and all those eunuchs? Or are you on our side, with Elon Musk and Donald Trump? Which side has more sex appeal?” This was Maximilian Krah, a highly controversial and outspoken, far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) politician speaking to CNN in Halle, eastern Germany, last month. His comments, came …

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Germany’s far-right AfD party is obsessed with Trump and Musk

“You have to make a decision. Do you want to have the party of [Chancellor] Olaf Scholz and all those eunuchs? Or are you on our side, with Elon Musk and Donald Trump? Which side has more sex appeal?”

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Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021 and one of the most recognized names in German politics in the world, strongly criticized Friedrich Merz, her party colleague who admitted votes from the extreme right to approve a motion in Parliament.
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Angela Merkel, chanceler da Alemanha de 2005 a 2021 e um dos nomes mais reconhecidos da pol�tica alem� no mundo, fez fortes cr�ticas a Friedrich Merz, seu colega de partido que admitiu votos da extrema direita para aprovar uma mo��o no Parlamento.
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A motion on immigration introduced in the Bundestag by the CDU obtained a majority on Wednesday with support from the far-right AfD. In a rare criticism of her own party, former chancellor Angela Merkel said the move was 'wrong.'

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Germany's Pivotal Immigration Debate: Historic Far-Right Influence in Parliament Germany's parliament is on the brink of a historic moment as it considers an immigration bill supported by the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD). The legislation, if passed, would mark the first time a law gains approval from far-right support in post-war Germany.Political tensions are high as conservative leader Friedrich Merz advocates for tightening migrati…

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Germany's Pivotal Immigration Debate: Historic Far-Right Influence in Parliament

Friedrich Merz caused an uproar this week by passing a text with the support of the extreme right. He failed to repeat this maneuver on Friday, but is assuming a tactic that polarizes the country by imposing immigration at the heart of the electoral campaign....

Friedrich Merz a suscité un tollé cette semaine en faisant passer un texte avec le soutien de l’extrême droite. Il a échoué à réitérer cette manœuvre ce vendredi, mais assume une tactique qui polarise le pays en imposant l’immigration au cœur de la campagne électorale. ...

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German Christian Democrats, “without any necessity”, contributed “to the normalization” of the far-right AfD party

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. 
It’s good to be proud of German culture, German values, and not to lose that in some sort of multiculturalism that dilutes everything. Troublingly, the AfD is …

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The far-right is rising at a crucial time in Germany, boosted by Elon Musk

For the first time in the 75-year post-war history of the German parliament, one of the major parliamentary groups has made common cause with fascists to help an authoritarian and racist motion achieve a breakthrough.

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