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Elon Musk hosts leader of Germany’s far-right AfD on X ahead of election

Alice Weidel, AfD candidate for chancellor in the upcoming German election, prepares for a live X interview with US billionaire Elon Musk in her office in Berlin, on January 9, 2025 [Kay Nietfeld/Pool via AP Photo]

Elon Musk has urged German voters to get behind the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in next month’s national election during a broadcast with the party’s leader.

The United States technology billionaire, who is set to have a role in the administration of US President-elect Donald Trump, live-streamed his conversation with Alice Weidel, the AfD’s candidate for chancellor, via his social media platform X on Thursday.

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