https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/20/elon-musk-backs-germanys-far-right-afd-before-elections
US billionaire Elon Musk has thrown his weight behind the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as Germany prepares for elections in February: “Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk wrote on his account on his X platform.
The AfD is second in opinion polls and could jeopardize both a center-right and a center-left majority. However, Germany’s main, more centrist parties have vowed not to form a coalition with the AfD at the national level.
Europe’s largest economy is expected to hold elections on February 23 after the collapse of the center-left coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Musk, who is set to join US President-elect Donald Trump’s administration as an adviser, has already expressed support for other far-right, anti-immigration parties across Europe.
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