Elon Musk backed Germany’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland party, known as the AfD, in an opinion piece published in a German newspaper on Saturday, wading deeper into international politics as the billionaire has become a fixture in Trump’s orbit.

The US tech billionaire dismissed the narrative of Germany's AfD's being right-wing extremists as "clearly false." The populist party is polling second as Germany prepares for a parliamentary vote in February.

US billionaire Elon Musk has renewed his call to Germans to vote for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the forthcoming elections. "The Alternative for Germany is the last spark of hope for this country," Musk writes in a guest article ...

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

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.

X owner Elon Musk posted on the site: "Only the AfD can save Germany." Following the post, which had more than 50 million views at the time

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

Soon after article was published online, editor of the opinion section said she had submitted her resignation, with a link to the commentary.