Overview
- Nina Warken, the CDU federal health minister and head of the Frauen Union, said AfD lawmakers repeatedly direct degrading comments at female MPs.
- She reported hearing many remarks from her seat near the AfD benches that do not appear in the official record.
- According to Warken, the insults often target appearance and clothing, which she called unworthy of the parliament’s dignity.
- She urged a joint condemnation across parties to ensure no member of the Bundestag is intimidated.
- The CDU’s workers’ wing adopted the Kasseler Erklärung calling for a clearer stance against populists and reasserting the party’s profile for workers and families, with CDA chief Dennis Radtke labeling the AfD a major threat to the working middle.