Meet Blue-Collar Voters Making Germany’s AfD Mainstream

Meet the Blue-Collar Voters Making Germany’s AfD Mainstream
The far-right party is walking in the steps of the MAGA movement by courting support in depressed, diverse industrial towns once dominated by the left.
Germany: Merkel again criticizes Merz over vote with AfD
The former German chancellor said it was not right to remain silent after her party, the conservative CDU, relied on votes from the far-right AfD to pass a motion in parliament.Former German leader Angela Merkel has reiterated her criticism of chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz after he relied on votes from the far-right Alternative for Germany party
How Elon Musk is helping Germany's far-right AfD party go mainstream
Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.
Merz’s Conservatives Drop 2 Points After Controversial AfD Vote
Support for Germany’s center-right CDU/CSU alliance led by Friedrich Merz dropped in a new poll, while the Greens and two smaller far-left parties gained.
German election: CDU, Merz drop in poll after AfD vote
Chancellor candidate Friedrich Merz and his conservatives slump in poll after far-right backing for migration vote.Support for Germany's center right alliance of the CDU and CSU parties has dropped two points to 28% ahead of elections on February 23,
Poll finds Germany's CDU/CSU bloc falling, far-right AfD in second
Support for Germany's conservative CDU/CSU alliance has dropped to 28% ahead of elections on February 23, a poll showed on Tuesday, days after it cooperated with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) to pass a motion in parliament.
Germany: CDU leader Friedrich Merz says his party will 'never' work with far-right
The centre-right CDU has been accused of breaking 'taboo' by putting forward a motion to the Bundestag for a stricter migration policy which was backed by the far-right Alternative for Germany party (AfD).
Germany's Scholz faces Biden-like pressure to stand down in Feb 23 election as Musk-backed AfD rises in polls
The SPD is polling between 15 per cent and 16 per cent, trailing in third place just weeks before the February 23 snap ...
Elon Musk-Backed German AFD Snubbed for Security Conference
World leaders, lawmakers, senior defense figures and other officials will attend the Munich Security Conference, which takes ...
Factbox-What Germany's election means for Bitcoin and the super rich
Germany elects a new parliament on February 23, with potential ramifications for the financial industry of Europe's largest ...
Germany – Limited economic impact from German election
The most likely result of the German election on February 23 is a coalition between the conservative CDU/CSU and the Social ...
AfD leader's Hungary invite shows erosion of German far-right party's isolation
An endorsement from Elon Musk, 5 million euros in financial donations this year alone, and now an invitation to meet ...
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‘Nobody wants to be associated with it’: Tesla sales dive in Germany as Musk backs far right AfD
Tesla sales plunged in Germany last month, official data showed yesterday, after billionaire owner Elon Musk waded into the ...
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 ...
Amid heated migration debate, Germany sees 34% drop in asylum requests in 2024
Asylum applications in Germany fell by 34% last year, the interior ministry said on Tuesday, in news welcomed by the outgoing ...
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Tesla sales plunge 59% in Germany, its worst showing in years
Tesla’s sales plummeted 59 per cent last month in Germany, where chief executive officer Elon Musk asserted himself in ...
Germany's AfD names Alice Weidel as chancellor candidate ahead of February election
The AfD has confirmed its first-ever chancellor candidate as polls show the part is currently in second place. Co-leader Tino ...