PARIS — Emmanuel Macron took a not-so-thinly veiled swipe at Elon Musk on Monday, accusing him of meddling in European politics and backing what the French president called a “reactionary movement” across the world.

The French president hopes that his relative closeness to the billionaire will put him in a better position of influence than other European leaders.

Emmanuel Macron has accused Elon Musk of “directly intervening” in elections around the world, including Germany’s elections next month.

French President Emmanuel Macron has lambasted Elon Musk for his involvement in European politics, accusing the tech mogul of intervening directly in elections across the continent, including next month's snap federal polls in Germany.

The city of Paris has quit the platform X over concerns about disinformation and hate speech. The PR account's exit comes at the same time as French President Emmanuel Macron is pushing for X owner Elon Musk and United States President-elect Donald Trump to attend Paris' flagship artificial intelligence summit next month.

Emmanuel Macron has accused Elon Musk of intervening directly in elections around the world as he lashed out at the tech billionaire for championing a "new international reactionary movement".

While French President Emmanuel Macron has accused the boss of X of supporting 'a new international reactionary movement,' EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has, so far, remained silent.

The dispute follows weeks of hostile tweeting by Mr Musk, one of US President-elect Donald Trump's top aides, in which he has criticised Sir Keir's handling of the summer riots and expressed support for jailed far-right activist Tommy Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon.

Elon Musk recently accused UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer of being complicit in grooming gang cases, a charge the Labour Party leader strongly denied, calling it misinformation.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday accused Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of social media platform X, of intervening in elections, including Germany's snap legislative polls next month.

Elon Musk, after successfully influencing the US election and getting his preferred candidate Donald Trump elected president, is now looking to spread his influence in other countries. Experts say Eur

Paris and London have called out billionarie Elon Musk for alleged interference in European political debate and spreading of misinformation, with France urging a robust EU response to protect