The Green candidate demands that Musk not interfere in German politics: “Hands off our democracy”
BERLIN, Jan. 3 (DPA/EP) –
The South African tycoon and owner of the social network .
This was confirmed by Weidel’s spokesman, Daniel Tapp, in statements to the DPA agency, to whom he stressed that the main topics to be discussed will be “freedom of expression and the ideas of the AfD for a competitive Germany in the future.”
Later, the German chancellor candidate herself confirmed the event on her official profile on social networks. “We are looking forward to the conversation and, above all, many listeners,” said Weidel, co-leader of the far-right AfD.
On the other hand, the Greens candidate, Robert Habeck, has demanded that Musk “take his hands off” German democracy, while warning of the dangers that a person of the South African tycoon’s standing may entail in occupying positions. of power.
“The combination of immense wealth, control over information and networks, the use of Artificial Intelligence and the willingness to ignore the rules is a frontal attack on our democracy,” he said in an interview for ‘Spiegel’ magazine. .
“The richest man in the world, owner of one of the most powerful communication platforms, openly supports a party that is partly extreme right. We should not make the mistake of dismissing it,” added the ‘green’ candidate.
Musk, who will occupy a position in the next Administration of the elected American president, Donald Trump, has expressed in recent weeks his sympathy for the AfD, a formation that he considers to be the only alternative for a successful future for Germany.