Elon Musk congratulates AfD leader Alice Weidel on election win
The leader of Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, missed a late-night congratulatory call from American billionaire Elon Musk following her party's success in the Bundestag elections. When she checked her phone in the morning, she saw "missed calls in the night from the United States."
Elon Musk was among those who reached out, personally extending his congratulations to Weidel. The AfD leader also mentioned an upcoming phone conversation but chose not to disclose with whom.
Weidel also praised Musk, who in recent months publicly campaigned for her far-right AfD party, for which he faced significant criticism. On Platform X, which he purchased in 2022, Musk also debated with Alice Weidel during the campaign. In a video message, he urged people in Germany to be "proud" of being German.
Warm words from the USA
After the elections, Musk praised Germany for efficiently counting the votes. "Germany was able to count 100% of the 50 million votes in under 8 hours and it was all paper ballots. Yes, it can be done," stated one of the posts from "End Wokeness" that Musk also shared on his profile.
The term "woke," which originally referred to awareness of social injustice and racism, is used in right-wing and far-right circles to pejoratively describe attitudes perceived as overly sensitive, dogmatic, or excessively liberal.
Wants to be like Musk
Alice Weidel, in turn, referred to the controversial Department of Government Effectiveness (DOGE) led by Musk, which she believes should serve as a model for Germany. If she were in the government, she would do the same.
Weidel emphasized the need for responsible management of taxpayers' money, advocating for thoroughly scrutinizing all public expenditures. She called for significant spending cuts to ensure more funds remain with taxpayers. In the February 23, 2025 elections, her party doubled its support compared to the 2021 elections, securing 20.8 percent of the vote.
Will AfD secure positions?
Weidel once again expressed claims for important positions in the Bundestag for her party. "The Bundestag must return to normalcy," and the AfD must obtain "what we are entitled to due to our votes," she claims.
She specifically demands "that we not be stripped of the position of vice-president of the Bundestag."
With the AfD securing 152 out of 630 seats in the upcoming Bundestag, Weidel asserted that the party "should no longer be ignored." She hoped other parliamentary groups would change their previous approach toward the AfD and engage in democratic debate instead.
She describes the fact that the AfD has not received a seat on the parliamentary oversight committee responsible for supervising intelligence services in Germany for years as an "absolute impudence."
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