Germany is experiencing a very intense election fever, and the Liberals and the country’s former dynasty parties are feeling anxious. Olaf Scholz is no longer in office, and a new government will be established within the next fifty days. Scholz is now accusing everyone of being responsible for his downfall as the election to choose 650 members of the Bundestag gets underway.
Musk is now being accused of meddling in Germany. According to him, Musk bears responsibility if he loses, if he even fails to sit in the opposition, Musk is responsible, and even if the CDU is unable to seize power, Musk is responsible.
However, hello, Olaf Don’t think Germans are fools. We are all aware of who destroyed Germany and what lies ahead.
SCHOLZ LAMBASTS MUSK IN NATIONAL ADDRESS
According to media reports, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has responded to Elon Musk’s reported endorsement of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party ahead of Germany’s February 23 snap election. In his New Year’s address, Scholz emphasized that German citizens, not social media platform owners, determine Germany’s political direction.
He stated and we quote, “You, the citizens, decide what happens in Germany, It’s not up to the owners of social media.”
This was a very sharp critique, wasn’t it? Well, Elon Musk recently published an opinion piece in Welt am Sonntag supporting AfD, prompting criticism from German officials.
However, Scholz was not alone in this sudden attack. Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck also stated in his New Year’s address that “Musk is strengthening those who are weakening Europe.”
The situation has generated significant controversy among German political figures, who have expressed concern about potential foreign influence on the upcoming election. And what they fear the most is AfD.
MUSK SUPPORTS AfD FOR 2025
Since its establishment as a eurosceptic party in 2013, the AfD has become more radical. Germany’s federal domestic intelligence categorizes the party as a suspected extremist group. With its explosive growth, Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) has established itself as a powerful right-wing force in German politics.
Initially established in 2013 as a Euroskeptic party, it grew in popularity by taking advantage of popular discontent with the European Union, immigration laws, and the established political system. An important turning point was the refugee crisis of 2015 when the party turned its attention and support to criticizing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s open-door policy.
However, after the Ukraine war, the party has become ingrained in German politics and is attracting an increasing number of disillusioned voters. With 32.8 percent of the vote, the AfD won a crucial election in September of last year for the eight Landtag seats in the eastern state of Thuringia. This was the first time that the party had won a state election since World War II.
In early December, the AfD announced Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor. The nomination is mainly symbolic given the party’s increasing chances of winning a majority. Weidel continues to remain a popular social media figure for her critical remarks of Ukraine and NATO.
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The Bundestag elects the chancellor after it is elected. Right now, AfD has a ripe chance of getting its own chancellor.
According to Politico, the most recent polls for the upcoming election put the AfD in second place with 19% of the vote as of December 28. The conservative alliance, which consists of the center-right Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) and the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU), is in first place with 30%.
With an estimated 17 percent of the vote, SPD, the former ruling party, is in third place. The AfD is expected to form the largest opposition in parliament after the next elections, despite the mainstream parties’ refusal to cooperate with it in government.
Therefore, it makes sense that Scholz was afraid of Musk’s statement. Scholz is aware that the Germans are no longer prepared to put up with him and his war-mongering, and that the AfD might make it more difficult for them to return. All in all, the upcoming election, which is set for February, will be interesting to watch.
