PoliticsGermany’s far-right AfD thanks Musk as France calls state election win a ‘serious moment’
The far-right Alternative für Deutschland more than doubled its support in Saxony-Anhalt, with exit polls putting it at 44.4%, ahead of Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s CDU. Lead candidate Ulrich Siegmund thanked Elon Musk for his backing and welcomed stronger cooperation. France’s Europe minister called the result a “serious moment” and warned that nationalism and xenophobia would not solve Europe’s problems.
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Germany’s far-right AfD thanks Musk as France calls state election win a ‘serious moment’
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