The German government has sought to downplay efforts by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk to get involved in the country’s general election campaign by repeatedly endorsing the far-right Alternative for Germany,

“It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,” German government spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmann told reporters on Monday. She added that Musk is free to opine on German politics: “After all, freedom of opinion also covers the greatest nonsense.”

Elon Musk was accused by the Berlin government of trying to influence Germany ’s federal election with an article supporting a Far-Right party. Musk, who is set to serve Donald Trump’s new administration co-leading a Government Efficiency Department, endorsed the Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the European country’s last hope.

German officials chided Elon Musk on Monday for backing the country’s Alternative fur Deutschland party. Musk endorsed the AfD earlier this month, immediately garnering backlash from left-wing critics who alleged that the German party is a radical right-wing Neo-Nazi group.

U.S. billionaire Elon Musk is trying to exert influence over the German election scheduled for Feb. 23, a government spokesperson said on Monday. "It is indeed the case that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election,

The German government has called US tech billionaire Elon Musk's renewed statement of support for the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) an attempt to influence the country's upcoming election. Musk is free to express his opinion,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has issued a withering response to billionaire Elon Musk’s endorsement of the country’s far-right party, Alternative for Germany. Scholz said it was important to not “ feed the troll ,

Elon Musk supports far-right factions and criticizes UK and German leaders while seeking favor from France and Italy.

Elon Musk has caused outrage in Germany by publicly backing the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. The Tesla billionaire called the AfD the country's "last vestige of hope" and invited its leader Alice Weidel to a live chat on X ahead of the general election in February.

Tesla tycoon Elon Musk’s endorsement of Alternative for Germany (AfD) could legitimise the far-Right party among business people and ordinary voters, easing its eventual path to power, a member of the movement has said.