CDU party leader Friedrich Merz met with statements about working with the AfD for violent criticism in his own party

CDU party leader Friedrich Merz met with statements about working with the AfD for violent criticism in his own party

CDU criticism to Merz: No cooperation with the AfD at the local level

CDU party leader Friedrich Merz, with his statements about a possible cooperation with the AfD at the municipal level within his own party, caused violent criticism. In the ZDF summer interview, Merz explained that the Union would not cooperate with the AfD at European, federal or state level, but at the local level would have to be sought after ways. These statements led to confusion within the CDU, since they contradict the party's decision.

On Monday morning, Merz published a clarification on Twitter, in which he emphasized that the decision of the CDU was applied and that there would be no cooperation with the AfD at the local level. The new CDU general secretary Carsten Linnemann also relativized the statements of Merz and emphasized that there was no cooperation with the AfD for the CDU, regardless of the political level.

The outrage within the CDU was great. Many politicians distanced themselves from Merz 'statements and emphasized that right -wing radicals for Christian Democrats always remain enemies. The CDU's decision provides for rejecting any political cooperation with the AfD. The former CDU general secretary Ruprecht Polenz emphasized that the CDU chairman was also bound to the decisions of the Federal Party Conference.

also CSU boss Markus Söder distanced himself from Merz 'statements and emphasized that the CSU rejected any cooperation with the AfD. The AfD is of an immodest and right -wing extremist and column.

The AfD, on the other hand, welcomed the statements of Merz and sees the first sign that the black and green "fire wall" begins to crumble against working with the AfD.

Overall, the reactions within the CDU and the other parties show that cooperation with the AfD remains unthinkable for many politicians and parties at the local level. The CDU emphasizes that the AfD tolerated right -wing ideas and rejects all coalitions or similar forms of cooperation with the party.