Overview

• A July 4 photo shows CDU district council president Thomas Diener and FDP MP Sandy van Baal at an AfD parliamentary summerfest in Seeschloss Schorssow that AfD leader Nikolaus Kramer shared then deleted
• SPD general secretary Julian Barlen called the visit a taboo breach that undermines established party boundaries with the AfD
• Linke politician Michael Noetzel labeled the two lawmakers facilitators of extremist forces by appearing at the event
• The CDU state association said Diener attended in his official role and reaffirmed the party’s ban on any collaboration with the AfD
• The FDP defended van Baal’s right to engage with opponents while stressing that she must take responsibility for her choice to participate