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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Associated Press reporter

Elon Musk backs German far-right party in editorial, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor

Elon Musk has sparked backlash in Germany after back far-right party AfD. - (REUTERS)

Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk 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.

Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party governing coalition collapsed last month in a dispute over how to revitalize the country's stagnant economy.

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