Elon Musk seemingly endorsed the far-right, anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party on Friday. The big picture: The X owner has used his social media platform to promote his own ideologies.

Elon Musk's endorsement of Germany's far-right AfD party on X sparked condemnation from mainstream politicians, who accused him of election interference and promoting extremism ahead of the elections in February.

Elon Musk endorsed the controversial Alternative fur Deutschland party ahead of the February 2025 elections in Germany.

The far-right Alternative for Germany party is classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization.

Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday said only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party can "save" the country. "Only the AfD can save Germany," Musk wrote on the social media platform X, which he acquired in 2022.

Musk, who spent hundreds of millions on Trump’s bid to return to the White House, is poised to take a leading role in reshaping the U.S. government.

Elon Musk has caused outrage after he threw his support behind a far-right political party in Germany, lauding them as the country’s saviour. In a post on Musk’s own social media platform X, he wrote that “only” the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party can “save Germany”.