Accusations against the billionaire…the elections ignite the clash between Germany and Elon Musk

The German government accused the famous businessman Elon Musk on Monday of “trying to influence the legislative elections” scheduled in Germany in late February by supporting the far-right “Alternative for Germany” party on more than one occasion.
Assistant German government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann explained during the regular media briefing that “Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal elections with his statements.”

German legislative elections

She stressed that “he is free to express his opinion,” but his statements are equivalent to “an electoral recommendation for a monitored party” from the internal intelligence service in Germany, “as he is suspected of belonging to the extreme right,” and this was admitted by the judiciary.
In Germany, parties considered to be far-right may be subject to police surveillance due to fears of harming the constitutional order.
The newspaper “Welt” published an opinion article by Elon Musk in which he stated that the “Alternative for Germany” is the “last ray of hope” for this country, strongly opposing its “erroneous” classification among the extreme right.

The extreme right in Germany

In this article, the owner of the “X” network and the founder of “Tesla” and “SpaceX” reaffirmed his position in support of the party, which he had previously supported on December 20 in a tweet, which raised resentment in Germany in the midst of the election campaign.
Opinion polls give the Alternative for Germany party 19% of voting intentions, second only to the conservative opposition, which according to estimates has 32% of voting intentions.
Resentment is growing in Germany over Musk’s statements in light of the growing influence of the billionaire with the approaching start of the term of the new US President, Donald Trump, who assigned him to take over a new ministry for government efficiency.

Attack by Musk on Schulz

Following the collapse of the ruling coalition in Germany, Elon Musk described Social Democratic Chancellor Olaf Scholz as “crazy,” and on December 20, after the attack that targeted a Christmas market in Magdeburg, he called him an “incompetent idiot,” calling on him to resign.
Christiane Hoffmann said, “Freedom of expression may also involve the greatest trivialities,” while co-chair of the Social Democratic Party Lars Klingbeil compared Elon Musk’s behavior to that of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying, “Both of them want to weaken Germany and plunge it into chaos.”