Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates

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Elon Musk’s bid to propel Germany’s far-right party to victory has failed

The AfD party scored historic numbers, but won’t be a part of government.

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Germany Election Results: Center-Right Leader Declares Victory—And Elon Musk-Boosted AfD Celebrates

Trump hailed the result as a "GREAT DAY FOR GERMANY," while the far-right AfD party that Elon Musk has championed made historic gains.

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Alice Weidel, leader of the ultra-rightist Alternative Party for Germany (AfD), said this Monday that Elon Musk called her personally to congratulate her on the election results. Her formation doubled the votes obtained in the generals and became the first opposition force. “When I looked at my phone this morning, I saw missed calls from the United States, including Elon Musk, who congratulated me personally,” Weidel said at a press conference. …

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The Alternative Party for Germany (AfD), backed by the multi-millionaire Elon Musk, managed to put an ultra-right party as the second political force in the European nation, something that did not happen since World War II. The elections held this Sunday in Germany won the candidate of the conservative bloc CDU/CSU, Friedrich Merz, with 28.7% of the votes, followed by the AfD with 19.8%, showed the initial projection published by the public chai…