Berlin, 20 December 2024 (dpa/MIA) - Billionaire Elon Musk on Friday said only the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party can "save" the country.

"Only the AfD can save Germany," Musk wrote on the social media platform X, which he acquired in 2022.

The AfD is in second place in German polls on around 19%, two months before early elections expected to be held on February 23.

However, Germany's established parties have ruled out co-operating with the party, which is under investigation as a suspected right-wing extremist group by domestic intelligence services.

The AfD's candidate for chancellor, Alice Weidel, responded to Musk on Friday: "Yes! You are perfectly right."

Musk, the founder of electric carmaker Tesla and the private space company SpaceX, has emerged as one of the closest supporters of US President-elect Donald Trump.

He has also signalled his willingness to intervene in European politics, backing the populist Reform UK party in Britain.

The South African-born billionaire previously praised the AfD after European Parliament elections earlier this year.

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