Anger after Elon Musk backs German far right

A post from Elon Musk on his platform X claiming that only the far-right AfD party can 'save Germany' has sparked accusations.

A post from Elon Musk on his platform X claiming that only the far-right AfD party can “save Germany” has sparked accusations.on his platform X claiming that only the far-right AfD party can “save Germany” sparked accusations on Friday that he was seeking to interfere in the country’s upcoming election.

“It is threatening, irritating and unacceptable for a key figure in the future US government to interfere in the German election campaign,” Dennis Radtke, an MEP for the centre-right CDU, told the Handelsblatt daily. “We are very close to the Americans, but now bravery is required towards our friend. We object to interference in our election campaign,” Schaefer told the Tagesspiegel daily.

Scholz himself was restrained when asked about Musk’s comments, noting: “We have freedom of expression, which also applies to multi-billionaires”.

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