Only the anti-establishment Alternative for Germany can save the country from collapse, the world's richest man wrote in a Sunday column that has divided voters.

Musk, who spent hundreds of millions on Trump's bid to return to the White House, is poised to take a leading role in reshaping the U.S. government.

Elon Musk has caused uproar after backing Germany’s far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections in the Western European country.

Elon Musk stirred controversy by endorsing Germany's far-right party, AfD, in a major newspaper ahead of crucial elections. His comments led to the resignation of the paper's opinion editor and ignited debate over free speech and political discourse.

It was not the first online intervention by Elon Musk, the entrepreneur and adviser to Donald Trump, on behalf of once-fringe anti-immigrant parties in Europe.

Musk’s tweet was promoting another tweet from Naomi Seibt a German climate change denier who rose to prominence as the anti-Greta Thunberg. Seibt has also promoted conspiracy theories and been accused of being antisemitic, according to the Guardian, a claim she denies.

The tech billionaire who has already made a name in American politics offered his endorsement following a deadly German Christmas market attack.

Germany is to vote in an early election on Feb. 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz's three-party governing coalition collapsed last month.

German politicians criticise Elon Musk for backing AfD ahead of election - US billionaire claimed party could ‘save Germany’ in controversial article