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The AfD won a shock election in Germany. Elon Musk was thrilled

The Guardian Tech Sunday 13 September 2026, 06:00 UTC By Nick Robins-Early 1 min read
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The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in Germany and the USThe Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party rattled European politics this week after a convincing victory in a German state election, which placed it only a few seats away from forming the country’s first state-level far right government since the second world war. Elon Musk was thrilled.

The billionaire and the party have developed a symbiotic relationship to spread their far-right views both in Germany and the US

The Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party rattled European politics this week after a convincing victory in a German state election, which placed it only a few seats away from forming the country’s first state-level far right government since the second world war.

Elon Musk was thrilled.

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