Several European leaders charged against the American magnate this Monday Elon Muskand they warned that the owner of the social network poses a danger to democracy by meddling in the politics of countries like Germany.
Musk, who is also an advisor to the president-elect of the United States, Donald Trump, has shown its support for the candidate for chancellor of the far-right party Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, for the next elections in this country.
The billionaire, who will be part of the Trump administration, has called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz a “fool” and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeie an “undemocratic tyrant”r, among other verbal excesses against European politicians.
The European Commission (CE) insisted this Monday that Musk has the right to freedom of expression, but warned that will analyze any risk to democracy in the face of the upcoming elections in Germany under the Community Digital Services Act. “There are certain limits, especially when a platform is used or abused in that context,” said community spokesperson Thomas Regnier.
The tycoon has announced on his social network for next Thursday a live interview with Weidelwhose formation he considers the only one capable of “saving Germany.”
New reactionary international
For his part, the French president, Emmanuel Macron accused Musk of “supporting a new reactionary international” and to interfere in the elections of other countries, such as Germany.
Macron warned that there is “an international of reactionaries” that represents “large private financial interests” and that takes advantage of the fact that “our liberal democracies have not been effective enough” in the protection of the middle class.
He norwegian prime ministerJonas Gahr Støre, was concerned about technology billionaire Elon Musk’s recent comments about the political situation in Germany and other countries.
“I think that It is worrying that a man with enormous access to social networks and great economic resources gets involved so directly in the internal affairs of other countries. “This is not how it should be between democracies and allies,” Støre said on Norwegian public television NRK.
Growing chaos
He leader of the German Liberal Party (FDP) and former Finance Minister, Christian Lindner, accused the owner of X, Tesla and Space wanting to “generate chaos” and “weaken” the Central European country by supporting the extreme right.
Lindner admitted that Musk’s “intervention” in the German election campaign caused “huge waves” of outrage.
Musk too has attacked British politicians, such as the Labor Prime Minister, Keir Starmerwhom he accused in
