Tesla CEO Elon Musk waded into international politics, endorsing the right-wing Alternative fur Deutschland party ahead of Germany‘s February 2025 elections.
AfD is broadly considered a right-wing or far-right party. It is mainly characterized by its anti-immigration stance, which has won laudits among Germans disillusioned with the country’s immigration system. It has surged in the polls this year, winning its first election in September in the formerly communist state of Thuringia.
Ahead of Germany’s snap elections in February, triggered by the collapse of the ruling Social Democratic Party, Musk threw his support behind the resurgent party.
“Only the AfD can save Germany,” Musk said.
Musk had flirted with the party previously, expressing confusion in June as to why it was considered controversial.
“Why is there such a negative reaction from some about AfD? They keep saying ‘far right’, but the policies of AfD that I’ve read about don’t sound extremist,” he said. “Maybe I’m missing something.”
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