BERLIN (AP) — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday that Elon Musk's support for the far right in Europe is “totally unacceptable,” adding to earlier criticism of Musk's interference in Germany's election campaign. Ta.
For the past month, Musk has said that only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party can “save Germany”. Last week, the tech billionaire livestreamed his chat with Alice Weidel, the party's chancellor candidate for Germany's February 23 election, on his social media platform X, amplifying his message ahead of the vote.
Mr. Trump, who poured money and energy into helping Donald Trump win the U.S. presidential election, has taken an interest in politics in Germany and elsewhere in Europe, raising alarm among politicians across the continent. The Tesla and SpaceX chief executives also called for the release of jailed British anti-Muslim extremist Tommy Robinson, calling British Prime Minister Keir Starmer's government tyrannical and saying Starmer should be jailed. He claimed that.
Scholz said it was important to “remain calm” against personal attacks, but that Germany's future direction would be decided by German voters “and not by the owners of social media channels”. Ta.
Asked Friday about Musk's intervention, he said it was important to “criticize the right things.”
“What we have to criticize is not what billionaires or billionaires from other countries in the global world say, but what they say,” Scholz said at a press conference. “He supports the far right across Europe, in the UK, Germany and many other countries, and that is completely unacceptable.”
“This puts Europe's democratic development at risk, it puts our communities at risk, and this should be criticized,” Scholz said.
According to opinion polls, the AfD was in second place with about 20% support before the election, but other parties have refused to cooperate with the party, making it difficult for Weidel to become prime minister. There is no possibility.
Center-right opposition leader Friedrich Merz has also criticized Musk's support for AfD. Merz's coalition bloc is leading in opinion polls, making him the front-runner to become Germany's next leader.
