Elon Musk backed Germany’s far-right Alternative for Deutschland party, known as the AfD, in an opinion piece published in a German newspaper on Saturday, wading deeper into international politics as the billionaire has become a fixture in Trump’s orbit.

US billionaire Elon Musk backed Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) in a guest opinion piece for Germany's Welt am Sonntag newspaper published online on Dec 28 that prompted the commentary editor to resign in protest.

Eva Marie Kogel quits after newspaper prints a piece from the Tesla boss that questions categorisation of the political party as far Right

In a guest column for the German newspaper Die Welt, Elon Musk has called on Germany to vote for the anti-immigration party Alternative für Deutschland (AfD), calling it “the last flicker of hope for the country”.

Billionaire Elon Musk endorsed Germany's AfD in an opinion piece, creating backlash and leading to a newspaper editor's resignation. The controversy centers on Musk's claim that the AfD can save Germany,

Eva Marie Kogel, the editor of Welt am Sonntag's opinion section, resigned after the billionaire supported the AfD party in a new article.