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Söder Reaffirms CSU Firewall to AfD With Cooperation Ruled Out

The party opts for fact-based confrontation over pursuing a legal ban.

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CSU-Chef Markus Söder hat einer Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD eine entschiedene Absage erteilt. Er könne das für sich und die gesamte CSU sagen, "eine Kooperation, eine Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD ist ausgeschlossen".

Overview

  • After the CSU board retreat in Munich, Markus Söder said cooperation with the AfD is excluded for him and for the entire party.
  • Söder rejected calls for a party ban, arguing a Verbotsverfahren would be the wrong approach and could strengthen the AfD, which he labeled right-wing extremist.
  • He outlined a campaign strategy to describe the AfD’s positions soberly and to highlight the consequences of a potential AfD power takeover for voters.
  • Söder cited polling that shows the Union and AfD roughly tied nationally, while in Bavaria the CSU remains ahead with the AfD in second place.
  • Preparing for the March 8, 2026 municipal elections, the CSU is sharpening its social media tactics and says it will not rely on the AfD for structural majorities, with figures such as Jens Spahn, Rainer Haseloff and Ambassador Ron Prosor participating in the sessions.