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The Germans go to the polls on Sunday because it is expected that the conservative Christian Democrats, led by Friedrich Merz, will overthrow electricity Chancellor Olaf Scholz. But the potential arrived chancellor has already signaled that he will not rule with the German right -wing populist alternative to the German (AFD) party.
The German elections also attracted the attention of Vice -President JD Vance and Elona Musk. Musk advocated AFD as the best political party to improve German economic troubles. The men’s comments were attracted by the anger of German politicians, and the chancellor accused the billionaire of interfering with the German elections.
After a stab in Munich on Friday, Musk once again tweeting his support of AFD On the x saying, “Only Afd can save Germany.”
Vance met with the AFD leader, Alice Weidel and criticized the German government policy “firewall” that he did not cooperate with the AFD.
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Olaf Scholz, German Chancellor of the Social Democratic Party, left, and Friedrich Merz, right, leader of the Christian Democratic Union, in TV studio ahead of the Berlin Discussion, Germany, February 19, 2025. (Fabrizio Bensch/Pool of Photo by AP)
“The main political parties regulating Germany have established a” firewall “between themselves and the AFD, which basically means to refuse to support, cooperate or support the end right-wing parties like AFD,” Anna Hardage, an associate in European studies in America Foreign Policy Council, Fox News Digital told.
AFD expects to have its best effect in the election, double the number of votes from 2021 and could become the second largest political party in Germany.
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If Merz and his Christian Democratic Union (CDU) refuse to work with AFD, Germany may end with the coalition of parties that have less common priorities, except for the common desire to avoid partnership with AFD.
Hardage noted that, although AFD is most likely to be excluded from any management coalition, the party’s success in mobilizing public opinion means that his positions will form public discussions about the biggest questions that Germany faces.
Alice Weidel, candidate for chancellors and leader of the AFD parliamentary group, talks with Dunja Hayali’s presenter in an interview with the ZDF “MoMa Vor der Wahl” on February 21, 2025 in Berlin. (Kay Nietfeld/Picture-Alliance/DPA/AP Picture)
AFD managed to use the German public Fears for migration After a series of violent incidents involving migrants. Parties are strictering laws on immigration because the number of migrants across Germany and the EU has increased from various global conflicts in recent years.
Economics, security and immigration are the biggest questions and successful because many voters attribute these big questions to the wrong steps of past leaders. Rafael Lossion, an associate of politics at the European External Relations Council, told Fox News Digital Merz to the right of these issues to win voters who tortured by AFD.
Emergency crews respond to a suspicious terrorist attack on the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany on December 20, 2024. (Heiko Rebsch/DPA by AP)
AFD could find a common basis with President Donald Trump’s desire to end the war in Ukraine. The party invited to stop the security assistance of Ukraine and abolish the sanctions on Russia. The loss, however, said that transatlanticism is at the core of CDU identity, and Merz is convinced that Russia is an existential threat to Germany and European security, and Ukraine remains a priority to appear victorious.
Feelings shared Merzov European counterparts.
Anti-Israeli protest in Berlin, Germany, November 18, 2023. (Fabian Sommer/Picture Alliance via Getty Images)
“Conversations between European leaders in recent weeks, many of which have also consulted Merz, suggest that Germany and European support will further increase Ukraine, not reduce,” the loss said.
Merz’s party led at the polling station for at least three years, and most of the poll showed a consistent leadership for a CDU of about 30%. The elections come after the Cancer Scholz coalition in November has fallen apart because of the disagreements in fiscal questions.
Economic issues also led to the worsening of Scholz’s popularity, and his government fought to combat the rise after the pandemic inflation and growth of growth.
The election poster of Friedrich Merz, a top candidate for Chancellor CDU, while the sun rises in Bad Homburg near Frankfurt, Germany, on Thursday, February 20, 2025. (Photo/Michael Probst)
AFD faced a multitude of criticism and controversy, and under control, the German intelligence agency 2021 put it under control and marked a a Suspicious right -wing extremist Group because some members have reported ties to neo -Nazi groups. The party complained about appointment, but she was not successful. Björn Höcke, the AFD teammate in Thuroryia, and the most prominent member of her extreme right wing party, has been convicted several times for the use of Nazi rhetoric and symbols.
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The loss noted that, at the state level, of 16 organizations at the AFD level, three are considered confirmed by extremist groups, six under control as suspicious extremist groups, and another is under investigation.
The German Constitutional Court forbidden only two political parties since 1949 – the Socialist Party of Reich 1952 and the Communist Party of Germany in 1956.
