Elon Musk defended his stance on Germany's far-right AfD party in a newspaper opinion piece, triggering a senior editor's resignation and accusations of meddling in German democracy. Musk doubled down on his December 20 comments, calling the AfD the 'last ray of hope' for Germany. Despite the AfD's categorization as 'extremist' by German authorities, Musk refuted the label, citing party leader Alice Weidel's same-sex relationship with a Sri Lankan woman. Musk's intervention ahead of Germany's February 23 election sparked widespread condemnation, with critics including the Greens' campaign director and the Association of German Journalists.
Elon Musk defended his support for Germany 's far-right AfD party in an opinion piece in the Welt am Sonntag newspaper on Saturday, prompting a senior editor to resign.
With Musk set to play a key role in US President-elect Donald Trump's administration, the billionaire's interventions have triggered accusations of meddling in Germany's democracy. “Today a piece by Elon Musk appeared in the Welt am Sonntag. Yesterday I handed in my resignation after it went to print,“ Eva Marie Kogel wrote on the X social media platform Musk owns.
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