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Elon Musk thanked by German far-right leader after landmark election win praised by Russia

From The Guardian · () English

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  • Germany’s far-right, anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt but fell short of an outright legislative majority.
  • AfD lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund thanked Elon Musk after Musk congratulated party co-founder Alice Weidel on X.
  • The result prompted warnings in Europe because no far-right party has led or formed a German government since the defeat of Nazism.

Elon Musk’s support for Germany’s far-right Alternative für Deutschland drew a public thank-you from the party’s lead candidate after the AfD won a landmark election in Saxony-Anhalt.

Ulrich Siegmund thanked Musk on X after the tech billionaire congratulated AfD co-founder Alice Weidel in German, writing, “Well done!” The populist, anti-immigration party won the vote in the eastern German state.

The AfD had sought an absolute majority in the state legislature so it could govern alone, but fell just short. That leaves open the question of whether it can form a state government despite its resounding victory.

European voices described the result as a serious moment for the continent. No far-right party has led or formed a government in Germany since the defeat of Nazism at the end of the Second World War.

Well done!

· Elon MuskMusk congratulated AfD co-founder Alice Weidel after the party’s election win.
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