Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.

The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to “nonsense.

Elon Musk has hit the ground running in 2025 with high-profile support for two controversial political figures in Germany and England.

Elon Musk has backed the AfD in Germany and Nigel Farage's Reform UK in Britain, and praised Italy's right-wing prime minister, Giorgia Meloni.

Germany's vice chancellor said Musk's comments calling the far-right AfD a "last spark of hope" weren't made out of ignorance.

Tesla Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk called for fresh UK elections in the latest sign of how Donald Trump’s incoming US administration could be a thorn in the side of Keir Starmer’s government.

The top election candidate for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, expects to hold a live online conversation with tech billionaire Elon Musk on January 9, Weidel announced on Friday.

Elon Musk faced an angry backlash after calling for the release from prison of a far-right British activist. The world’s richest man tweeted “Free Tommy Robinson” to his 210 million X followers on Thursday.