German Parliament Considers Ban of Right-Wing AfD Party Championed by Elon Musk
As the AfD gains popularity, its critics are seeking to take away voters’ ability to support or reject the party.

German lawmakers are considering whether to ban the nationalist Alternative for Germany, or AfD, just days after the country’s parliament, the Bundestag, approved a resolution seeking to significantly curb migration that the party was influential in passing.
Polls currently show AfD in second place ahead of the upcoming parliamentary election in February, with roughly 20 percent support. It is questionable, however, whether the party would gain power, as other major parties have vowed not to form a coalition with it.
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