The right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) party is attracting the attention of Americans after Elon Musk backed it last week, amid its growing popularity in the European nation—Newsweek has looked at the odds of the party actually winning Germany's upcoming elections.

The controversial billionaire and increasingly close confidante of President-elect Donald Trump is now sticking his head into Germany's elections.

The far-right Alternative for Germany party is classified by German intelligence as a suspected extremist organization.