{"id":158620,"date":"2024-12-31T17:24:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-31T15:24:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/?p=158620"},"modified":"2024-12-31T13:27:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-31T11:27:19","slug":"germans-target-musk-accuse-him-of-trying-to-influence-elections-with-his-writings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/serbiantimes.info\/en\/germans-target-musk-accuse-him-of-trying-to-influence-elections-with-his-writings\/","title":{"rendered":"GERMANS TARGET MUSK: Accuse him of trying to influence elections with his writings!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The German government has accused American billionaire Elon Musk of attempting to influence February&#8217;s elections through articles supporting the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk, who is expected to serve in Donald Trump&#8217;s new administration as an external advisor, endorsed the AfD as &#8220;Germany&#8217;s last hope&#8221; in an article he wrote for the newspaper <em>Welt am Sonntag<\/em>. In response to Musk&#8217;s article, the commentary section editor of the publication resigned in protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal elections with posts on X and his writings,&#8221; said a spokesperson for the German government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk is free to express his opinions, the spokesperson noted, adding:<br>&#8220;After all, freedom of speech also covers the most absurd nonsense.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Musk, the world&#8217;s richest man, defended his involvement in German politics by citing his &#8220;significant investments&#8221; in the country and praised the AfD&#8217;s approach to taxation and market deregulation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Germans are preparing to vote in parliamentary elections on February 23 following the collapse of the coalition government led by Chancellor Olaf Scholz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark style=\"background-color:#FFFFFF;color:#d21414\" class=\"has-inline-color\">FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK:<\/mark><\/h4>\n\n\n\t<figure class='wp-block-newspack-blocks-iframe'>\n\t\t<div class='wp-block-embed__wrapper' style=\"height:600px; width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t<iframe\n\t\t\t\tid = 'newspack-iframe-JmgxCeu7Us60'\n\t\t\t\tlayout = 'responsive'\n\t\t\t\theight = '100'\n\t\t\t\twidth = '100'\n\t\t\t\tsrc = 'https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fserbiantimes%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02z5RdHLzbqT1oeUHNyj9QFDVk2vst3CnqbZvBAnvshos4mTYpFn8fkAmC5MdQq2oWl'\n\t\t\t\tstyle = 'height: 600px; width: 100%;'\n\t\t\t\tframeborder = '0'\n\t\t\t\tallowfullscreen\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/figure>\n\n\t<script>\n\t\tconst iframe = document.getElementById(\"newspack-iframe-JmgxCeu7Us60\");\n\t\tconst timerId = setInterval( function() {\n\t\t\t\tiframe.src = iframe.src;\n\t\t\t}, 2000 );\n\n\t\tiframe.onload = function() {\n\t\t\tclearInterval(timerId);\n\t\t}\n\n\t<\/script>\n\n\t\n\n\n<p>Musk also called for Scholz&#8217;s resignation after a car plowed into a crowd at a Christmas market on December 20, killing five people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AfD is currently polling in second place, behind the main opposition conservatives, and could potentially disrupt a center-right or center-left majority in the elections. Major German parties have pledged not to cooperate with AfD at the national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A government spokesperson stated that Musk&#8217;s endorsement of AfD is &#8220;a recommendation to vote for a party under surveillance by domestic intelligence agencies due to suspicions of extremism.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>German politicians condemned Musk for his support of AfD. Lars Klingbeil, co-chair of Scholz\u2019s Social Democrats (SPD), compared Musk to Russian President Vladimir Putin.<br>&#8220;Both aim to influence our elections and specifically support the enemies of democracy within the AfD. 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