Tesla CEO Elon Musk waded into international politics, endorsing the right-wing Alternative fur Deutschland party ahead of Germany‘s February 2025 elections.

AfD is broadly considered a right-wing or far-right party. It is mainly characterized by its anti-immigration stance, which has won laudits among Germans disillusioned with the country’s immigration system. It has surged in the polls this year, winning its first election in September in the formerly communist state of Thuringia.