Europe has to change and rid itself of “pervasive pessimism” or else it will meet its end, tech billionaire Elon Musk has warned.

The party, second in the polls ahead of the February elections, closes ranks with its candidate following Musk’s support. It is seeking to square the circle: normalization without deradicalization

Elon Musk is hosting Alice Weidel in an interview on X, helping boost far-right narratives across Europe. But who is Weidel, really? She's described the Germans as "slaves" of the U.S. and quotes the infamous text of a nationalist philosopher.

I would prefer to stay out of politics,” Elon Musk told his followers in 2021, on the platform then known as Twitter. Plenty has changed since then. The world’s richest man appears to have a new goal: upending Europe.

Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany, or AfD, party has formally nominated Alice Weidel as its candidate for chancellor. #EuropeNews

Having helped re-elect Donald Trump with a $250 million donation and generous boosting on his X platform, Elon Musk has turned his gaze to Europe, notably the UK and Germany.

Several pieces of evidence could potentially emerge and feed into the current proceedings,' says EU Commission spokesman - Anadolu Ajansı

The EU is concerned over Elon Musk’s increasing involvement in far-right politics in Germany, the U.K. and elsewhere. Experts argue the tech billionaire will exploit increased polarization for economic and political gain.

Elon Musk has warned that Europe risks facing its civilizational end if it doesn't overcome its widespread pessimism. According to Musk, many Europea

Elon Musk is being investigated in Europe amid concerns the billionaire's influence, for instance through his posts on X, constitutes an "interference" in upcoming elections. Newsweek has contacted Musk via the press office of X, the social media platform he owns, formerly known as Twitter, for comment via email.

Alice Weidel has officially become the AfD candidate for chancellor in the Bundestag elections. Alice Weidel, co-chair of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), was chosen as the party's candidate for chancellor in the upcoming Bundestag elections,

From broadsides against the UK government to boosting Germany's ultra-nationalist AFD party, the world's richest man is making waves across the Atlantic