Elon Musk stormed into Friday’s election in Germany, declaring his support for a far-right anti-Islamic and anti-immigrant party under the watchful eye of the nation’s domestic intelligence service.
The software mogul said on X, “Only the AfD can save Germany,” alluding to the Alternative for Germany party. During its routine news conference on Friday, the German government refused to comment.
On February 23, the most populous nation in Europe is anticipated to cast its ballot. After losing a vote of confidence, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left coalition government fell up on Monday.
The 83 million-person nation with the biggest economy in Europe is calling for this referendum for only the sixth time.
It was necessary since the constitution of post-World War II Germany forbids the Bundestag, or parliament, from dissolving itself.
Although Scholz anticipated losing the vote, he had hoped it would help his center-left Social Democratic Party (SDP),
