Musk celebrates, Tusk despairs: How the world reacted to the AfD’s election win
Love-in blossoms between the U.S. tech entrepreneur and the German far right.
Tech mogul Elon Musk expressed delight over the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party's victory in the German state election in Saxony-Anhalt, while Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk dismissed the outcome as the choice of "idiots or traitors." French Europe Minister Benjamin Haddad deemed the result a "grave moment in Europe," warning against the rise of nationalism and xenophobia.
Italian Deputy Prime Minister Matteo Salvini and Spanish Vox leader Santiago Abascal celebrated the AfD's strong performance, seeing it as a glimmer of hope for Europe, whereas British Brexit advocate Nigel Farage had not commented by Monday morning. Centrist and left-wing leaders such as French President Emmanuel Macron, Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, and French Socialist Jean-Luc Mélenchon expressed deep concern, warning that the AfD's resurgence could be detrimental to Europe's political landscape.
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