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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Jon Henley Europe correspondent

AfD responds to Trump ‘erasure’ claims with call for nationalist revival in Europe

Elon Musk on videolink with Alice Weidel on a stage in front
Elon Musk, the tech mogul and Trump supporter, campaigned on behalf of AfD candidate Alice Weidel before the German elections in February. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA

Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has responded to US claims that Europe faces “civilisational erasure” by saying it backs efforts for a nationalist revival on the continent – but other nationalist parties in the EU are far more cautious.

“The AfD is fighting alongside its international friends for a conservative renaissance,” the party’s foreign policy spokesperson, Markus Frohnmaier, said on Wednesday, adding that he would meet Maga Republicans in Washington and New York this week.

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