The new party "America", whose creation was announced by billionaire Elon Musk, and US President Donald Trump's reaction to the news of its creation, are a leading topic in the world press, writes BTA.
Trump allies fear that the new party could divide Republicans, writes the British newspaper "Telegraph". The US president himself said that Musk is "out of control", criticizing his idea.
Musk's earlier publications suggested that he would focus on two or three seats in the Senate and eight to ten districts in the House of Representatives, notes the British newspaper. "Guardian".
Both houses of Congress are under Republican control, but their advantage is small. "Given the small differences in the legislatures, this would be enough to serve as a decisive vote on controversial laws, ensuring that they serve the true will of the people," the billionaire stressed.
Musk launched his poll on the creation of a new party on his social network on the day of the US national holiday and on Saturday announced that about 65% of voters answered "yes", recalls the French newspaper "Libération". However, since he was born in South Africa, Musk himself will not be able to run in future presidential elections, as candidates must be born in the United States.
The two billionaires Musk and Trump were allies until they entered into a spectacular confrontation in May over Trump's budget proposal, the French publication recalls.
Technological billionaire Musk has stated that the new law will increase the deficit by trillions of dollars, the British newspaper "Independent" recalls.
This week, Musk promised to finance the election campaigns of opponents of the Republicans who supported Trump's bill. "Every member of Congress who campaigned on cutting government spending and then immediately voted for the largest debt increase in history should be ashamed of themselves!", the billionaire wrote.
"And they will lose their election next year if that is the last thing I do on this earth," he promised.
Creating a new party is one thing, but turning it into a real movement is a completely different matter, notes the "Washington Post", outlining six challenges for the new party "America".
First, elections in the US are conducted on the principle of "winner takes all", which makes it difficult for parties other than the Republican and Democratic parties to participate. At the same time, the rules for admission to the elections vary from state to state.
Second, historically, third parties have never performed well in American presidential elections. The last such case was in 1968, when a third candidate won in five US states.
Thirdly, it is unclear what the scope of the party's activities will be and what strategy Musk will use, considering that his candidates are unlikely to win. At the same time, Musk himself has received many government contracts, which undermines his ability to represent libertarians in the US.
Fourthly, Musk says he wants to win the votes of voters whose positions are between those of the two main parties - but it is not clear whether they have enough unity to form a new party.
Fifthly, he will need political allies, as his influence among Republicans appears to be weakening. Trump ally James Fishback has already announced that he has formed a political action committee, the purpose of which will be to weaken the effect of Musk's political actions, the American publication notes.
And in sixth place, there is the question of Musk's own patience. He may have to swallow some losses before he starts to achieve successes. And in recent months, he has sent conflicting signals about how much of his money he plans to spend on politics, the "Washington Post" notes.