Elon Musk demanded the resignation of the German chancellor

According to RCO News Agency, technology billionaire Elon Musk, who is supposed to be a member of the second cabinet of the US President-elect Donald Trump, on Friday filed accusations and demanded the resignation of German Chancellor Olaf Schultz following a deadly attack on a Christmas market in Germany. became.

Musk’s reaction comes after the German newspaper Bild reported that a car drove into the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, and collided with citizens on Friday evening, killing and injuring a number of people. According to media reports, at least 11 people have been killed and 80 others have been injured following a car chase in eastern Germany. The police have arrested the driver of the car.

In this regard, Musk wrote in a message on the X social network: “Schultz must resign immediately. You incompetent fool!”

Elon Musk, who already has a history of harsh criticism of European leaders in his career, also addressed the issue of elections in Germany in a separate message on Friday and supported the extreme right party “Alternative for Germany” and called it the “savior” of Germany. knew

Germany is facing an acute political crisis due to the internal differences of the ruling coalition including the Social Democratic Party of Germany, the Greens and the Free Democratic Party over budgetary, financial and economic policies, including more support for Kiev and the so-called “debt brake” issue.

On November 6, Schultz decided to fire the finance minister; An action that led to the collapse of the ruling coalition. On December 16, German Chancellor Olaf Schultz asked German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier to dissolve the parliament after the failure of the vote of confidence.

Earlier, the majority of German representatives refused to vote no confidence in Schultz in an extraordinary session, paving the way for early parliamentary elections. This was the sixth vote of confidence in the chancellor in modern German history. According to the law, the German president is required to dissolve the parliament within 21 days. New elections will be held within 60 days after the dissolution of the parliament. Steinmeier announced the possibility of early elections on February 23, 2025.

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