BILLIONAIRE businessman Elon Musk has caused uproar by backing Germany’s main far-right party in a major newspaper ahead of key parliamentary elections.

Germany is to hold an early election on February 23 after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s three-party coalition collapsed last month amid a dispute over how to revitalise the stagnant economy.

Mr Musk’s guest opinion piece for Welt am Sonntag, published in German over the weekend, was the second time this month that he has expressed support for the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party.