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Trump allies celebrate AfD victory in Germany

From Morgunblaðið · () Icelandic

Translated from Icelandic and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

At a glance

News Named sources Outcome reported
  • The far-right Alternative for Germany won 43.8% of the vote in Saxony-Anhalt, finishing three seats short of an outright majority.
  • Elon Musk and Richard Grenell, a former U.S. ambassador to Germany during Trump’s first term, publicly celebrated the result.
  • Trump did not comment directly, but posted an image of the results on Truth Social; AfD state leader Ulrich Siegmund said Germany would again become an attractive place for investment.

Elon Musk responded to the AfD’s election victory in Saxony-Anhalt with two words: “Well done!” Other supporters of U.S. President Donald Trump also celebrated the far-right German party’s result.

a glorious victory and a new day in Germany

· Richard GrenellTrump’s former ambassador to Germany celebrated the AfD’s result on social media.

The AfD won 43.8% of the vote in the state election, ending three seats short of an outright majority. Trump himself did not comment on the result in words, but posted a presentation of the figures on his Truth Social account, signaling his interest in the outcome.

Richard Grenell, who served as U.S. ambassador to Germany during Trump’s first term, called the result “a glorious victory and a new day in Germany.” He added on X: “The nation is ready for change, whatever name that change is called.”

The nation is ready for change, whatever name that change is called.

· Richard GrenellGrenell described the political significance he attributed to the election result.

Musk was among the first to congratulate the party. He posted “Well done!” in response to AfD co-leader Alice Weidel on X. Ulrich Siegmund, the party’s leader in Saxony-Anhalt, thanked Musk for his support and wrote that Germany would once again be a worthy place for investment.

Well done!

· Elon MuskMusk congratulated the AfD in a response to Alice Weidel on X.

Musk has supported the AfD for some time. Before Germany’s federal election in February of the previous year, he described it as “the best hope for Germany’s future.”

Germany’s best hope for the future

· Elon MuskMusk previously used this phrase to describe the AfD before Germany’s federal election.
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Originally published by Morgunblaðið in Icelandic. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.

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