Just before the end of the year and while Germany heads towards elections on February 23rd, the new poll of the Insa institute on behalf of the Sunday Bild confirms the picture that German parties have been painting for months, with a slight upward trend towards the far right Alternative for Germany after the bloody attack on Magdeburg.

The CDU/CSU Christian Union moves to 31%, while the AfD is firmly in second place with 20% more. The Social Democrats have also risen to 17%, while the Greens follow with 12%. Sarah Wagenknecht’s Alliance registers 7%, leaving according to the poll outside the German parliament the Liberals with 4% and the Left with 3%.

More likely scenarios for post-election coalitions are now three: a coalition of Christian Union, Social Democrats, Greens or the shape of the classic “grand coalition” of Christian Union and Social Democrats. A third but less likely scenario would be a coalition government between the Christian Union and the Greens.

The reactions to the Mask article continue

At the same time, it continues to provoke strong reactions in Germany the article-intervention of the tycoon and his man Donald TrumpElon Musk, in Sunday’s Welt, in which he presents the far-right Alternative for Germany as Germany’s “last hope” and explains why one should vote AfD.

Deputy government representative Christiane Hoffmann spoke from Berlin on Monday about an “attempt to influence” the German election campaign, stressing that of course Elon Musk as a “private person” has every right to freely express his personal opinion, while commenting in general that the freedom of expression even includes “nonsense”. However, he emphasized that “it is actually true that Elon Musk is trying to influence the federal election with his positioning.”

The final decision on the election result, however, belongs to the German voters, she added. government representative, while these elections are a “German affair”. He also pointed out that the AfD is a party monitored by the German Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution as suspected of far-right activity.

Will the German government stay in X?

As for the chancellor’s stance, he said he would under no circumstances comment on the paper’s “editorial choices” and added that the German government was weighing “with concern” whether or not to stay on the X platform. But as she said, it should be considered what the consequences would be if the German government stopped being active on the X platform and what would happen to the users who communicate through it.

The reaction of the head of the Christian Democrats, Friedrich Mertz, was intense and in strict tones. By posting through X he calls his pre-election appeal Elon Musk “intrusive and arrogant”.

At the same time, commenting on Musk’s words in the disputed opinion piece, he says that Musk does not take into account certain things: “that a German withdrawal from the EU, which the AfD supports, would cause enormous damage to the German economy and jobs , not only in the automotive industry. As a Christian Union what will guide us will be only what serves the interest of Germany.”

This is not the first time Musk has intervened in favor of the AfD via X. He also recently posted his open preference for the far-right party, while AfD leader and chancellor candidate Alice Weidel responded with a Christmas video and wishes for Donald Trump and the US citizens.