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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Jon Henley Europe correspondent

Emmanuel Macron joins growing criticism of Elon Musk in Europe

Emmanuel Macron and Elon Musk seated opposite each other
Emmanuel Macron and Elon Musk in Paris in 2023. The French president refrained from mentioning Musk in his speech. Photograph: Stephane Lemouton-Pool/SIPA/Shutterstock

Emmanuel Macron has added his voice to a growing chorus of European criticism of Elon Musk, accusing the world’s richest man of intervening directly in the continent’s democratic processes, including Germany’s snap federal elections next month.

The French president joined the Norwegian and British prime ministers and a German government spokesperson on Monday in responding to a barrage of hostile posts by Musk backing far-right political parties and attacking leftwing politicians in Europe.

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