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Woidke Opens Door to AfD Cooperation If Party Purges Extremists

CDU backing turns his conditional stance into a fresh test of Germany's political firewall.

René Springer, Landesvorsitzender der Brandenburger AfD, nimmt am Landesparteitag der AfD Brandenburg teil. Auf dem Landesparteitag will die Brandenburger AfD die personellen Weichen für die Bundestagswahl im Februar aufstellen.
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Dietmar Woidke bekommt für seine Aussage zur Zusammenarbeit mit der AfD die Zustimmung der CDU.
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Overview

  • Brandenburg Minister-President Dietmar Woidke said the SPD could only consider working with the AfD if it breaks with right-wing extremism and expels extremists, neo-Nazis and former NPD members.
  • Woidke emphasized that there can be no cooperation with extremists and argued the AfD itself could render the cross-party firewall unnecessary by cleansing its ranks.
  • CDU Landtag leader Jan Redmann endorsed the position, saying a de-radicalized AfD would be a legitimate partner and calling such cooperation democratic.
  • Die Linke criticized Woidke for abandoning a firm stance against the AfD, with state chair Katharina Slanina arguing the party would not exist without its extremist members.
  • The AfD is classified as securely right-wing extremist in Brandenburg, and a planned federal designation is on hold because of an AfD lawsuit, adding legal weight and uncertainty to coalition calculations.