Young voters are powering the rise of Germany’s far-right AfD party
On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear ...
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In Germany, social media algorithms are pumping out huge amounts of far-right, pro-AfD content
A new study found that, on TikTok and Elon Musk's Twitter, nearly 3/4 of all partisan content being pushed algorithmically to ...
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 ...
Khaleej Times on MSN18h
Germany's far-right AfD is shut out from power for now, but waiting in the wings
To some, the chant is provocative. German media and commentators have highlighted how it recalls the phrase "Alles fuer ...
Meet Germany’s far-right leader Alice Weidel, a study in contradictions
As Dr Weidel took the stage in Halle, the crowd started a chant that was a not-too-subtle play on a Nazi slogan, “Everything ...
March of Germany’s far-right… a chilling warning of what happens if politicians ignore voters’ fears over immigration
WITH a Nazi grandfather guilty of crimes against humanity, controversial German politician Beatrix von Storch knows only too ...
ABP Live on MSN4h
All About Germany’s Far-Right AfD, Backed By Elon Musk & Polling 2nd Ahead Of Snap Poll
Founded in 2013, the AfD is controversial for its hardline on migration and asylum-seekers, with frequent rows surrounding ...
The Nation6h
Germany’s Suddenly Turbulent Election
In the wake of Trump’s victory—and his administration’s transformation from staunch ally to sneering adversary—Germany’s ...
Gilbert: In Germany, Trump's return and embrace of the far-fight loom over Sunday's elections
Months after American voters returned Donald Trump to the White House, the 2024 U.S. election is casting a giant shadow over the 2025 German election.
Amid right-wing AfD’s rise, Germany’s Left too rises from the ashes on youth resurgence: Polls
Amid the rise of far-right AfD, a substantial number of Germans have started backing Germany’s far-left Die Linke party ― or The Left. The Left party leader Heidi Reichinnek, a firebrand and popular ...
Al Jazeera on MSN13h
Who is running in the German election and what are the key issues?
Germany will go to the polls on Sunday, February 23 after a snap election was called in December following the collapse of ...
Who is Heidi Reichinnek, the hard-left ‘Queen of TikTok’ shaking up German politics before election?
Heidi Reichinnek, co-leader of Germany’s hard-left Die Linke, has propelled her party in popularity with a viral Bundestag ...