German politicians, including CDU leader Friedrich Merz and SPD officials, have criticized Elon Musk's opinion piece in Welt am Sonntag praising the far-right AfD party. The article has been widely condemned as interference in the German election.
CDU leader and other politicians criticize media group Axel Springer over publication of an opinion piece by US billionaire Elon Musk in Welt am Sonntag. Musk's opinion piece praised the AfD’s policies of market deregulation, tax cuts, and cutting red tape, as well as its opposition to immigration. The article has been widely criticized by MPs across the political spectrum as a clear instance of interference in German democratic processes less than two months before snap elections.
Mainstream parties in Germany revile the AfD, which has called for the mass deportation of people with immigrant backgrounds and wants Germany to exit the EU. Large sections of the party have been designated extremist by German domestic intelligence and placed under surveillance. Saskia Esken, SPD co-leader, harshly criticized the Musk article. “Our democracy is capable of defending itself, and is not for sale,” she told Reuters. “Whoever tries to influence our election from outside, whoever supports an anti-democratic, misanthropic party like the AfD… should expect fierce resistance from us,” she said. Matthias Miersch, SPD general secretary, also attacked Axel Springer, the media conglomerate that owns Welt am Sonntag
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