German Election Taboos Broken as Merz, Musk Flirt With AfD
- Protests erupt over frontrunner Merz’s anti-immigration plans
- Elon Musk tells AfD rally to get over guilt for German history
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Four weeks before Germany’s snap election, the political temperature is rising as the campaign shifts onto the contentious terrain of migration and Elon Musk steps up his support for the far-right AfD party.
Tens of thousands marched in Berlin, Cologne and other cities over the weekend to protest against the AfD, and to oppose plans to clamp down on migration floated by Friedrich Merz, the Christian Democratic front-runner in the race to become chancellor. Merz’s proposals are due to go to parliament this week.