Musk's support for AfD has helped what was once a fringe political party enter the mainstream, lifting it up in front of a global audience.

World leaders, lawmakers, senior defense figures and other officials will attend the Munich Security Conference, which takes place from February 14 to 16 and has been held since 1963. But not invited are Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the populist Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW), according to conference chairman Christoph Heusgen.