Alternative for Germany (AfD) is expected to achieve its strongest results in the upcoming national election, marking the first time a far-right candidate seeks the chancellorship. The party's rise is fueled by anti-immigration sentiments and discontent with various policies,

Musk has emerged as a fervent supporter of Alternative for Germany, a far-right, anti-immigrant party that is polling in second place ahead of Germany's parliamentary election.

On a wet evening in Suhl, in the former East Germany, a smattering of youthful faces were among hundreds lining up to hear from an unlikely idol - Björn Höcke, one of the most controversial figures in the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.