Weidel is standing to succeed Olaf Scholz as German chancellor ... In case those Brussels officials hadn’t quite got the point, he added: “I think Alice Weidel is a very reasonable person. And hopefully people can tell just from this conversation ...

AfD national chairwoman Alice Weidel in Riesa and Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. (Sebastian Kahnert/dpa via AP)

Olaf Scholz's comments come after the tech billionaire has been voicing his support on X for the far-right Alternative for Germany party.

The fragile three-way coalition in the Bundestag has shattered. Olaf Scholz, the chancellor, has lost a vote of confidence and Germany is hurtling towards a snap federal election on Feb 23 – more than six months ahead of schedule. So who is tipped to come out on top?

Elon Musk is set to interview Alice Weidel, co-leader of Germany’s far-right AfD, on his platform X. Known for her provocative rhetoric and contradictions — an LGBTQ+ advocate in a party opposing same

Defence ministry says using X had become ‘increasingly difficult’ days after tech billionaire endorsed far-Right party led by Alice Weidel

(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz amped up on criticism of US ... Scholz’s main competitors to lead Germany, Friedrich Merz and Alice Weidel, also spoke on Saturday at meetings ...

A convention of the far-right Alternative for Germany party was met by protests on Saturday as it and other major parties launch their campaigns for the country's election next month. Alternative for Germany,

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk’s support ... the tech billionaire livestreamed on his social media platform X a chat with Alice Weidel, the party's candidate for chancellor in ...

Musk, who worked last year to help reelect Donald Trump in the United States, told Alice Weidel, a co-leader of the Alternative ... claiming Germany under center-left Chancellor Olaf Scholz is “teetering on the edge of economic and cultural collapse.”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says Elon Musk’s support for the far-right in Europe is “completely unacceptable.”

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz amped up on criticism of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump over the integrity of borders during an animated speech meant to motivate Social Democrats ahead of a federal election next month.