The countdown is what may be the most important election this year in Europe. On February 2nd, the Germans go to the polls by parliamentary vote, after the collapse of the Chancellor Olaf Scholz coalition in November. The conservative CDU-CSU is a favorite, but no fun can win the majority, and the extreme right alternative to Germany (AFD) is strongly selected. We are sitting with an important player in CSU: Manfred Weber, who is the president of the Conservative European People’s Party (EPP) in the EU Parliament. We are talking about the far right in Germany and Europe, the support of Elon Musk for AFD, EU relations with US President Donald Trump and why EPP puts more focus on competitiveness and the European automotive industry.
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