Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attacked billionaire Elon Musk on Wednesday for his interference in European politics, accusing him of undermining democracy.
“The international extreme right that we have opposed in Spain for years, led in this case by the richest man on the planet, openly attacks our institutions, incites hatred and openly supports the heirs of Nazism in Germany ” Mr. Sanchez said of Mr. Musk, without naming him directly.
Mr Sanchez was speaking in Madrid at an event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of dictator Francisco Franco.
Mr Musk, who is expected to serve under US President-elect Donald Trump as an external adviser tasked with streamlining the government, interfered in Spanish affairs on Sunday by commenting on a report on Catalonia, in northeastern Spain, were mainly carried out by foreigners.
Mr Sanchez said democracy was fragile and faced an existential threat.
“If history teaches us anything, it is that freedom is never definitively won,” he said.
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