Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk sparked controversy by endorsing Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD), a far-right party, in a guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag. Musk's support, which he called the 'last spark of hope' for Germany, led to the resignation of the paper's opinion editor in protest. The commentary ignited debate over free speech boundaries in German media.
BERLIN — Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk caused uproar after backing Germany ’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country, leading to the resignation of the paper’s opinion editor in protest.
Musk’s commentary has led to a debate in German media over the boundaries of free speech, with the paper’s own opinion editor announcing her resignation, pointedly on Musk’s social media platform, X. “Musk’s diagnosis is correct, but his therapeutic approach, that only the AfD can save Germany, is fatally wrong,” Burgard wrote.Would you help us provide essential information to our readers during this critical time?. We view our mission to provide free, fair news as critically important in this crucial moment, and we can't do it without you.
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