Elon Musk used his social media platform X to endorse the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. US president-elect Donald Trump too supported the party by telling Alice Weidel that he was "strongly recommending that people vote for AfD.

Political leaders have shunned the Alternative for Germany. But on his social media platform X, Mr. Musk is pitching the party as mainstream.

Elon Musk praised the co-leader of the German party Alternative for Germany (AfD) as “very reasonable” on Thursday, urging Germans to vote for the far-right party in what is the latest high-profile sign of the tech billionaire’s involvement in European politics.