U.S. billionaire Elon Musk backed Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a guest opinion piece for Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper published online on Saturday that prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest.

Tech billionaire Elon Musk on Saturday restated his backing for Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), calling the party the "last spark of hope" for the country, in an op-ed published by the Welt am Sonntag newspaper. His remarks triggered ...

Eva Marie Kogel quits after newspaper prints a piece from the Tesla boss that questions categorisation of the political party as far Right

Billionaire Elon Musk endorsed Germany's AfD in an opinion piece, creating backlash and leading to a newspaper editor's resignation. The controversy centers on Musk's claim that the AfD can save Germany,

AfD, which is known for its anti-immigrant and anti-European Union stances, and whose popularity has been on the rise in Germany, has unsettled the country’s Jews. Some of its members have

Elon Musk posted on X that the only thing that could “save Germany” was the AfD, he was embracing a political party that has moved progressively toward the extreme right since it was founded in 2013.

The far-right Alternative for Germany party is classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization.