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Four candidates are bidding to be Germany’s next leader in Sunday’s election

Amid Elon Musk’s meddling on behalf of the AfD, the Linke is gaining strong support from women and young voters

Germany enters the final week of election campaigning Monday, with the debate more heated than ever amid controversy over alleged US interference in favour of the far right.

All other German parties see the far-right AfD as a threat to democracy, but the anti-immigration party has a powerful friend abroad: Elon Musk, the loudhailer voice of Team Trump.

When Germans go to vote in one week's time, after a polarising election campaign overshadowed by a far-right surge, they are expected to hand the chancellery to conservative Friedrich Merz.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz criticized Vice President JD Vance for comments he made in support of the AfD party just days before Germany's national election.

The US vice-president was hypocritical and insensitive, but bracingly clear in his resetting of relationships

Chancellor Olaf Scholz also rejected the call by US Vice President JD Vance to open Germany’s door to far-right parties.

Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Saturday firmly dismissed any foreign interference in German elections, following remarks by US Vice President JD Vance urging Europe to welcome far-right parties. France’s foreign minister, Jean-Noël Barrot, echoed the sentiment, stating that "no one can impose" their model on Europe.