Elon Musk wades into German debate over migration

FILE PHOTO: Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, gestures as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo

BERLIN (Reuters) - Billionaire Elon Musk waded into German politics on Friday, sharing the post of another account on his social media platform X that attacked the government's handling of illegal migration and backed the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD).

Migration has become a hot topic of debate in Germany ahead of elections on Oct. 8 in the states of Bavaria and Hesse, and in Europe at large ahead of European parliamentary elections next year.