Between Russia and Elon Musk, German Voters Face a ‘Dual Front’ of Disinformation
In the first major European vote since President Trump’s re-election, influence campaigns are targeting Germany from two sides.
Germany’s Would-Be Chancellor Tries to Get Back on Cruise Control
Dogged by protesters, but apparently safe from damage in the polls, Friedrich Merz is putting a failed immigration gambit behind him.
Angela Merkel Is Retired. But She’s Still on the Ballot.
If anything unites the parties in Germany’s election campaign, it is running away from the former chancellor, whose legacy voters have soured on.
For Europe’s Right, Trump Stirs Caution Alongside Celebration
The American president’s threat of tariffs is not in the interest of Europe’s nationalist parties, who are just as eager to put their own countries first.
How Elon Musk is Using Start-Up Tactics to Disrupt European Politics
The richest man in the world is backing far-right parties against a political establishment that has failed to deliver.
Germany’s Likely Leader Flirts With a Taboo: Working With the Far Right
Responding to the killing of a child, the poll-leading Christian Democrats are pushing to overhaul migration laws — possibly with votes from the Alternative for Germany.
Musk Says Germany Has ‘Too Much of a Focus on Past Guilt’
His comments to the hard-right Alternative for Germany party escalated efforts by the billionaire to influence the country’s election for chancellor next month.
Trump Is Leading a Global Surge to the Right
But not all of the leading conservative populist parties in the world are the same — in rhetoric or on policy.
A New Age of American Interference in Europe
Elon Musk and MAGA are already disrupting the status quo, and Europe seems ill-prepared.
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.