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Prohibition of Cooperation - Merz Reminds Cdu in the East of a Fire Wall

Summary by Deutschlandfunk
The CDU chairman Merz has called on the national associations of his party in East Germany to comply with the prohibition of cooperation with the AfD.

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The CDU chairman Merz has called on the national associations of his party in East Germany to comply with the prohibition of cooperation with the AfD.

·Germany
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The CDU Group leader on the Niesky City Council (Saxony) calls for the end of the fire wall to the AfD at federal level. However, Chancellor Merz strongly rejects cooperation – and sends a strong warning to his party colleagues in the East.

·Dortmund, Germany
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The German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has been embroiled in a debate over whether to continue to strictly reject cooperation with the Alternative for Germany (AfD). The chairman of the CDU faction in the city council of the Saxon city of Niesky, Armin Menzel, has called for an end to the so-called "fire wall" (Brandmauer), i.e. the political isolation of the AfD. However, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz categorically rejects any cooperat…

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Welt broke the news in Dortmund, Germany on Saturday, February 21, 2026.
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