The AfD party convention will finalize its campaign manifesto, featuring hardline immigration stances and a proposed German exit from the euro, currently polling at approximately 20% support. Despite receiving endorsements like that of Elon Musk, AfD’s lead candidate, Alice Weidel, faces an insurmountable barrier to power, with all major parties rejecting coalition possibilities. Friedrich Merz of the CDU, the frontrunner in polls, is the most likely next Chancellor.
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Elon Musk’s endorsement of Germany’s far-right AfD party on X has sparked outrage among German officials. The intervention, coming weeks before a snap election, prompted accusations of election interference from Health Minister Karl Lauterbach and calls for Musk to “stay out” of German politics. Chancellor Scholz, while acknowledging freedom of opinion, stated that Musk’s assessment was inaccurate. The AfD, currently polling second, may impact the election outcome despite mainstream parties’ refusal to cooperate with them.
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Germany’s Chancellor Olaf Scholz directly addressed Elon Musk’s endorsement of the far-right AfD party, characterizing Musk’s statement as an example of exercising free speech while simultaneously delivering politically unsound advice. Scholz’s comments, made alongside the Estonian Prime Minister, acknowledged Musk’s right to express his opinions but underscored the questionable nature of his endorsement of the AfD.
The Chancellor’s response came swiftly after Musk’s post on X, formerly Twitter, asserting that only the AfD could “save Germany.” This wasn’t the first instance of friction between the two figures; Musk previously referred to Scholz as a “fool” following the collapse of Germany’s three-way coalition government.… Continue reading
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