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2w ago

CDU Harz Demands End to Ban on Cooperation with AfD

The CDU-Kreisverband Harz calls for lifting the 2018 policy barring collaboration with far-right parties, highlighting growing grassroots unrest in Saxony-Anhalt.

Aufstand gegen Friedrich Merz – hier ist der CDU-Chef bei einer Veranstaltung in Sachsen-Anhalt

Overview

  • The CDU-Kreisverband Harz has formally urged the party leadership to repeal the 2018 Unvereinbarkeitsbeschluss, which prohibits cooperation with the AfD and Die Linke.
  • This demand reflects significant dissatisfaction among CDU grassroots members, with reports of resignations and threats of further departures within the Harz branch.
  • The call follows the CDU's poor performance in February's Bundestag elections, where the AfD won all direct mandates in Saxony-Anhalt, including traditional CDU strongholds.
  • Ulrich Thomas, a CDU state parliament member and Harz Kreisverband chair, has long advocated for reconsidering collaboration with the AfD.
  • Despite these demands, the CDU Landesverband in Saxony-Anhalt has reiterated its opposition to any alliance with the AfD or Die Linke, maintaining the party's official stance.