CDU Tip Would Not Tolerate AfD Coalition in the East
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Shortly before the state elections in East Germany, Union leader Frei pointed out that the federal CDU would not tolerate cooperation with the AfD. Frei told the newspapers of the Funke media group that the prohibition of cooperation with the AfD was a fundamental decision in the CDU. This could not be answered differently depending on the federal state.
Order from above: The co-operation ban with the AfD was a fundamental decision in the CDU, which could not be answered differently according to the federal state, is CDU/CSU leader Thorsten Frei. He was asked whether the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt could possibly rule with the AfD. The federal party usually stays out of the formation of government in the Länder, asserted CDU/CSU leader Thorsten Frei against the Funke media. However, after the state par…
In the Landtag elections in Saxony-Anhalt, the AfD could gain a clear majority. For Union leader Thorsten Frei, a coalition with his party is excluded.
After the state parliament election in Saxony-Anhalt, the CDU leadership in Berlin would not let their Landesverband decide freely on a coalition with the AfD.
Does the fire wall hold if the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt could rule with the AfD after the election? Leader Frei makes it clear that the federal party would not accept such cooperation.
Normally, a federal party is left out of the formation of government in the countries. However, in view of the election in Saxony-Anhalt, Union leader Frei made it clear: A coalition of the East CDU with the AfD would not be tolerated.
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