BERLIN, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Elon Musk looks likely to host

the leader of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party

ahead of Germany's Feb. 23 national election in a live interview

on X, his social media platform.

In December, the Tesla mogul endorsed the AfD, an

anti-immigration, anti-Islamic party labelled as

right-wing-extremist by German security services, causing

consternation in Berlin, where all other parties have ruled out

working with a party they regard as dangerous and undemocratic.

A spokesperson for the AfD said on Thursday that party

leader Alice Weidel was in touch with Musk's office, but said he

could give no further details at present. Earlier, newswire dpa

reported the two would talk on X, Musk's social media platform,

on Jan. 10.

Musk, the world's richest man, has become vocal in his

support for far right and anti-establishment parties in Europe

since spending a quarter of a billion dollars to help secure

Donald Trump's return to the White House.

He called German Chancellor Olaf Scholz an "incompetent

fool" and said he should resign after a deadly car attack on a

German Christmas market. Musk also described German President

Frank-Walter Steinmeier as a "tyrant" for criticising the AfD in

a speech.

Now frequently seen with Trump, Musk has posted in support

of Britain's anti-establishment Reform party as well as the AfD.

Both parties are loosely influenced by economic libertarian and

anti-immigration ideas.

In December, Musk hinted that an online encounter between

him and the AfD's Weidel was in the works, posting that "when I

and Alice do an X Spaces conversation" critics would "lose their

minds".

Leaders of other parties have condemned Musk's intervention

in German politics. Scholz told voters in a New Year's address

that the Feb. 23 election would be decided not by billionaires

but by German voters.