“The reality is that billionaire Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,” according to The Guardian quoted German Government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann as saying.
Billionaire Elon Musk
The above statement was made after Mr. Musk made many statements supporting the AfD. In a recent editorial in the newspaper Welt am Sonntagthe world’s richest billionaire, argued that Germany is on the brink of economic and cultural collapse, and said that the AfD party is Germany’s last hope. A veteran editor of Welt am Sonntagsubmitted his resignation after the newspaper decided to publish an article by billionaire Elon Musk.
A spokesperson for the German Government said that billionaire Musk has the right to freely express his views, but also added: “After all, freedom of speech also includes the most meaningless things.” .
For his part, billionaire Musk argued that he had the right to intervene in German politics because of his “significant investments” in the country. Mr. Musk praised the AfD Party’s approach to regulations, as well as its open stance on taxes and markets.
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Some German politicians also criticized billionaire Musk for his support for the AfD Party. Mr. Scholz’s co-leader of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Lars Klingbeil on December 30 accused Mr. Musk of “wanting Germany to weaken and fall into chaos”.
Similarly, German Health Minister Karl Lauterbach of the SPD called billionaire Musk’s intervention “lacking dignity and having many problems”. Last week, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier indirectly criticized Mr. Musk in a short speech announcing the decision to officially dissolve parliament.
Mr. Musk’s statements took place at a time when the German people were preparing to hold general parliamentary elections on February 23, 2025 after the collapse of the coalition government led by Prime Minister Olaf Scholz.
