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State election | Musk congratulates the AfD on its election victory
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US billionaire Elon Musk already supported the AfD in the last federal election campaign. Photo: dpa/Hendrik Schmidt Washington. Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, who has long sympathized with the AfD, congratulated the party on its election victory in Saxony-Anhalt - and received a direct offer of cooperation in return. “Well done!” wrote Musk on his online platform
Siegmund immediately replied to the richest man in the world and thanked him for his “support.” The AfD frontman wrote in English: “If we take responsibility here, I would very much welcome the opportunity for strong and constructive cooperation. Germany would then again be a location worth investing in. Best regards from Saxony-Anhalt!”
The US ambassador Richard Grenell, who was previously stationed in Berlin and who, like Musk, has close ties to US President Donald Trump, also congratulated the AfD on
Trump himself has not yet made a political statement on the election results in Saxony-Anhalt. Since taking office, the AfD has been said to have better connections than ever with the US capital Washington. Co-party leader Weidel called Trump a role model given his return to the White House, and AfD representatives traveled to Washington for his inauguration. Musk, in turn, as a close advisor to the Republican at the time, intensively promoted the AfD and continues to support political opinion makers from the right-wing spectrum. dpa/nd
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