Friedrich Merz, the leading candidate for Germany's next chancellor, expressed in an interview with the Wall Street Journal published on Thursday that Elon Musk will face repercussions for interfering in Germany's election campaign. Merz stated, "What happened in this election campaign cannot go unchallenged." He further mentioned, "It can be a political response. It can be a legal response. I want to analyze this calmly after this election campaign."
The billionaire entrepreneur Musk has regularly criticized current Chancellor Olaf Scholz and supported the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) before the upcoming elections on February 23.