‘Musk’s statements endorse AfD’s agenda,’ German survey says
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Wednesday, January 8, 2025
Islamabad (UrduPoint News International/ Pakistan Point News - DW Urdu - 08 January 2025) Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s statements about Germany’s far-right political party Alternative for Germany (AfD) have had a positive impact on the party’s reputation ahead of the German elections.
General elections are scheduled to be held in Germany on February 23. This time, the performance of Germany’s far-right political party AfD in the elections will be of extraordinary importance for the country’s politics.
In this context, according to the results of a public survey published on Wednesday, January 8, a large number of Germans believe that Elon Musk’s statements will give the AfD’s reputation an electoral advantage. According to the survey results, Musk’s statements are like a confirmation of the FD’s positive politics.
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In late December, Elon Musk, in an editorial published in a German media magazine, called the far-right German political party AfD "the last ray of hope for the country."
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His article was heavily criticized, and a senior editor at the newspaper 'Welt e Sonntag', which published Musk's comments, resigned in protest.
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This survey was conducted by the YouGov research institute for the German news agency DPA.
According to the results of the survey, 59 percent of Germans who were asked for their opinion on the matter were convinced that Musk had benefited the AfD's reputation with his statements, while only four percent of voters thought that these statements had damaged the party. Twenty-four percent of residents believed that he had had no impact on the AfD, while 13 percent were undecided.
In contrast, 27 percent of voters said that Musk's statements would have a significant impact on the AfD.
The survey was conducted from January 3 to 6, in which 2,246 Germans aged 18 or older participated. According to the survey organizers, the margin of error in the results was plus or minus 2.07 percentage points.
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Does Musk have the ability to assess the political situation in Germany? In response to the question asked during the survey, 68 percent of people expressed doubts about Musk's ability to do so.
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Regarding foreign influence on their country's politics, 63 percent of Germans surveyed said they would support at least partial regulation of social media to prevent such foreign interference in German politics.
However, the majority of AfD supporters, 58 percent, oppose regulations for social media.
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According to a YouGov survey of the likely performance of political parties in the upcoming elections, the AfD is currently in second place in public support with 21 percent, while the center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU), currently have a combined 29 percent of public support and are in first place.
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