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Plus, Day 21

Day 21 — December 21, 2024

Through social media posts, Vice President Elect JD Vance and Elon Musk both embraced the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Party in Germany. AfD is a far-right party rising in the polls in Germany as a February election looms—and the first far-right party to win a state election in Germany since the Nazi era. According to NBC News, “[t]he party is monitored by the country’s domestic intelligence agency for suspected extremism. Party leader Björne Höcke has twice been found guilty by a German court of purposefully employing Nazi rhetoric.” In 2024, large protests erupted in hundreds of cities agains the AfD and its agenda.