After Elon Musk posted his support for Germany’s far-right AfD, the party’s leader Alice Weidel expressed her gratitude. Other German lawmakers have criticized “interference” in the country’s upcoming federal elections
Elon Musk at a Republican polticial rally in the United States
Musk has the biggest account on X, that he owns, with over 200 million followers
The leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Friday welcomed a social media post by Elon Musk in which the American tech billionaire expressed support for her party.
Musk, a prominent supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump, opined on his platform X (formerly Twitter) on Friday morning that “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
Alice Weidel, who is running for chancellor as co-leader of the AfD, responded to Musk an hour later, saying:
“Yes! You are perfectly right! Please also have a look into my interview on President Trump, how socialist Merkel ruined our country, how the Soviet European Union destroys the countries [sic] economic backbone and malfunctioning Germany!”
German politicians criticize Musk backing for far-right AfD
After Elon Musk posted his support for Germany’s far-right AfD, the party’s leader Alice Weidel expressed her gratitude. Other German lawmakers have criticized “interference” in the country’s upcoming federal elections.
Elon Musk at a Republican polticial rally in the United States
Musk has the biggest account on X, that he owns, with over 200 million followersImage: Evan Vucci/dpa/picture alliance
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The leader of Germany’s far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) on Friday welcomed a social media post by Elon Musk in which the American tech billionaire expressed support for her party.
Musk, a prominent supporter of US President-elect Donald Trump, opined on his platform X (formerly Twitter) on Friday morning that “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
Alice Weidel, who is running for chancellor as co-leader of the AfD, responded to Musk an hour later, saying:
“Yes! You are perfectly right! Please also have a look into my interview on President Trump, how socialist Merkel ruined our country, how the Soviet European Union destroys the countries [sic] economic backbone and malfunctioning Germany!”
The AfD is currently polling at around 19% ahead of the German federal election in February, second only to the conservative Christian Democratic Union (CDU) at around 33%.
But all the other parties currently in the German parliament have ruled out forming a coalition with them.
The AfD is officially suspected of being an extreme-right organization by Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (Bundesverfassungsschutz or BfV).
In the eastern German states of Saxony and Thuringia it is officially categorized as such.
In January 2024, AfD figures including Weidel’s former political aide Roland Hartwig were reported to have attended a clandestine meeting of European extreme-right figures including Austrian identitarian Martin Sellner at which a “masterplan” for the deportation of millions of people with migratory backgrounds, including naturalized German citizens, was discussed.
