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tesla executive director Elon Muska rare donor and advisor to the president-elect donald trumphe is now seeking to influence the German elections, publishing an endorsement of X from the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.
in a mail On Thursday evening, Musk wrote: “Only the AfD can save Germany.”
Musk, who has more than 200 million followers on the site he owns, made the comment while sharing a post by far-right influencer Naomi Seibt, who claimed that “Germany’s presumed next chancellor, Friedrich Merz (CDU), “He’s horrified by the idea.” that Germany should follow the example of Elon Musk and Javier Milei”, referring to the president of Argentina.
Seibt has a history of promoting white nationalist ideology, The Guardian previously reportedand has denied the validity of scientific consensus around climate change, that is, it is driven by fossil fuel emissions.
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“The AfD’s mission is to rehabilitate the image of the Nazi movement,” Murphy wrote. He added that one of the party leaders has a license plate that is “an open tribute to Hitler” and another “described Judaism as the ‘enemy within’ in Germany.”
Musk and Tesla’s investor relations team did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
German Friday Chancellor Olaf Scholza center-left social democrat, dismissed Musk’s claim that only the far-right party can “save Germany.”
Under Scholz’s leadership, GermanyGermany’s left-wing coalition collapsed in November and the AfD is currently second in polls ahead of February elections. Across Germany, where the AfD has placed highly in state elections, other parties have generally refused to form coalitions with it.
According to Pew Research, “AfD has campaigned against arms deliveries to Ukraine and asked for a end of sanctions about Russia”, an opinion shared by Musk.
Far-right parties have also gained ground in the Netherlands, Austria, Finland and elsewhere. Many applauded Trump’s election, which Musk helped fund through $277 million in contributions to the campaign and related Republican causes.
Tesla shares have risen about 75% since Trump’s victory. incomparable its previous 2021 all-time high last week.
AfD has reportedly He criticized Tesla and its factory on the outskirts of Berlin. The party claimed that many of the thousands of Tesla workers there travel from Poland or Berlin, limiting economic benefits to the local Brandenburg community.
The AfD generally considers electric vehicles to be part of an ideological climate movement and not good for the German auto industry.
Europe has been a difficult market for Tesla this year. According to data from the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, sales of Tesla cars fell 40.9% in November, outpacing the overall 9.5% decline in sales of battery electric vehicles.
Elsewhere on Euopre, Musk endorsed right-wing Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and expressed support for Nigel Farage in the UK, a populist politician and head of Reform UK. In South America, Musk endorsed and has a friendship with the president of Argentina, Milei, a self-described anarcho-capitalist.
On Friday in Magdeburg, Germany, a driver swerved his car into a crowd of people at a Christmas market, resulting in deaths and dozens of injuries.
In response to a post on X showing Chancellor Scholz at a press conference after the incident, Musk wrote: “Scholz should resign immediately. Incompetent fool.”
