Musk congratulates AfD after state election win in Saxony-Anhalt

dn.se (Swedish)

The far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD) won the state election in Saxony-Anhalt on Sunday with nearly 45 percent of the vote, a decisive victory that has drawn international reactions. Elon Musk, the world's richest person, congratulated the party with the comment "Well done," continuing his pattern of support that included a 75-minute conversation with party leader Alice Weidel on X in January 2025. While German state elections rarely attract global attention, this result prompted widespread responses, with Hungary's former Prime Minister Viktor Orbán celebrating the outcome and Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani calling it a "horrible news."


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