Billionaire Elon Musk, set to join U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's administration as an outside adviser, on Friday called on German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to resign in response to a deadly attack at a German Christmas market.
"Scholz should resign immediately," Musk posted on X, adding: "Incompetent fool."
Musk was responding in a thread about reports of the incident, in which a car rammed into a crowd of revellers in the German city of Magdeburg. At least two people were killed and dozens injured, local government officials said.
Earlier on Friday, Musk waded into Germany's election campaign, calling the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) the country's saviour.
The AfD is running second in opinion polls and might be able to thwart either a centre-right or centre-left majority, but Germany's mainstream, more centrist parties have vowed to shun support from the AfD at national level.
Europe's leading power is expected to vote on Feb. 23 after a centre-left coalition government led by Scholz collapsed.
"Only the AfD can save Germany," Musk wrote in a post on his social media platform, X.
Musk, the world's richest person, has already expressed support for other anti-immigration parties across Europe.
The German government said it had taken note of Musk's post but declined to give any further comment at its regular press conference.
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A cargo ship, ANMAH, capsized at an Istanbul port early on Monday, after an imbalance in its cargo loading, according to the local governor's office.
France observes a national day of mourning for Mayotte after Cyclone Chido, the worst storm in 90 years, left devastation and a disputed death toll, with flags at half-mast across the nation.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia.
Altay Prefecture in China's Xinjiang is emerging as a popular winter tourism destination, with a long snow season and well-developed ski resorts. The region offers a range of winter activities, drawing both local and international visitors.
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A cargo ship, ANMAH, capsized at an Istanbul port early on Monday, after an imbalance in its cargo loading, according to the local governor's office.
France observes a national day of mourning for Mayotte after Cyclone Chido, the worst storm in 90 years, left devastation and a disputed death toll, with flags at half-mast across the nation.
U.S. judge ruled on Friday in favour of Meta Platforms' WhatsApp in a lawsuit accusing Israel's NSO Group of exploiting a bug in the messaging app to install spy software allowing unauthorized surveillance.
The Kremlin on Monday rejected Turkish media reports which suggested that Asma al-Assad, the British-born wife of former Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, wanted a divorce and to leave Russia.
Altay Prefecture in China's Xinjiang is emerging as a popular winter tourism destination, with a long snow season and well-developed ski resorts. The region offers a range of winter activities, drawing both local and international visitors.
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