Government and opposition leaders call the tech billionaire's op-ed backing the anti-immigrant AfD party election interference: "Elon Musk is attempting nothing different than Vladimir Putin."

U.S. billionaire Elon Musk drew criticism from German politicians from the government and opposition on Sunday for an opinion piece he wrote backing the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) which they deemed "intrusive" outside influence.

Concrete plans are under way for an online meeting between US billionaire Elon Musk and the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD), Alice Weidel, her spokesman said on Tuesday. "We are already in contact about an X Space between the two,