How is Elon Musk Staging the German Elections?
Author: Fayaz Bahraman Najimi, regional and international affairs analyst, Sangar Advisory Board member
Trump's "conservative revolution" has caused turmoil in neoliberal countries even before it "officially began."
Justin Trudeau, the liberal Prime Minister of Canada, has resigned.
The far-right Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), led by right-winger Herbert Kickl, has been tasked with forming a cabinet.
Giorgia Meloni, the far-right Prime Minister of Italy, was one of the first EU leaders to meet Trump and was invited by him to the inauguration ceremony.
And most importantly, it's Germany.
Also attending the inauguration at Trump's invitation will be Alice Weidel, the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).
The neoliberal media in Germany and Europe constantly accuse her and her party of xenophobia. The fact is that the Alternative for Germany party, unlike other parties, clearly expresses xenophobia, which is not typical for Germany, especially since this xenophobia is rather Islamophobic in nature and contains very little anti-Semitism. The Alternative for Germany party has the broadest economic program, which is liberal, but extremely conservative on social issues. It has always emphasized the need for Germany to return to cooperation with Russia and opposed the war in Ukraine. It should not be forgotten that the Russian lobby through Germans who returned from the former Soviet Union is the strongest in the party and is effectively part of the Russian fifth column.
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Donald Trump rode a wave of discontent during his first presidential term but was defeated by the deep state. As a fighter, he did not leave the battlefield and planned to conquer the pinnacle of American power. He returned with new capital, which was at the forefront of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution". The biggest change on Trump's path to victory was the name Elon Musk. He was also joined by Peter Thiel, the new German-American philanthropist, head of PayPal, and influential ideologist of Silicon Valley, the heart of new technologies and their famous masterminds and entrepreneurs, and ultimately became the basis for his victory.
Now, after Trump's children, Musk has effectively become his right hand, taking on the role of "mise-en-scene" with messages on X or former Twitter. Trump's new team, which will not consist of political figures of his administration, but of representatives of the future technological and robotic economy of the United States, wants to revolutionize the political, social, financial, and even moral system of America, as well as all international standards, including the order after the Yalta Conference. And they are changing the geopolitical landscape of the world.
It is no coincidence that Trump talks about the 51st US state - Canada, or wants to annex Greenland to the United States, or create a Kurdish state; He also wants to weaken NATO, etc., etc.
Trump's first interview with the press on January 7, 2025, contained clear messages that marked the beginning of a new policy.
In this situation, Musk now wants to directly support Alice Weidel in the elections on February 23, 2025 and invited the leader of the Alternative for Germany party to Donald Trump's inauguration. Trump's actions mark the beginning of a series of actions and revenge against the liberals, who still dominate Europe and must pay a price for their support for Biden and his government.
Interestingly, Keith Kellogg, Trump's special representative for Russia and Ukraine, postponed his trip to the region. The reason for this can be considered the trip of Alice Weidel, which could play an important role in changing US policy in the Ukrainian war.
Germany is on the verge of major changes, and parties with neoliberal tendencies must give way to two anti-liberal parties - right and left, which does not exclude the possibility of creating an incredible coalition based on old ideologies and possible in new conditions.
NOTE: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is the title of a book written by Lewis Carroll in 1865. Here I refer to America as Wonderland and Alice is Alice Weidel, the future leader of Germany.