CDU leader warns eastern party members against AfD cooperation as Saxony politician calls for end to firewall

welt.de (German)

A local CDU politician in Saxony is calling for an end to the "firewall" against the AfD at the federal level. CDU leader Friedrich Merz has rejected this, warning party members in eastern Germany against cooperation with the AfD, citing its questioning of the Federal Republic's legacy. Merz reiterated his stance at the CDU party congress, stating he would seek political support solely from the center and emphasizing the party's responsibility to prevent right-wing extremism from entering government.


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