Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) is now challenging its own stance on the AfD. In a Berlin neighborhood, local Christian Democrats want to give an AfD politician a leadership position. The decision has sparked strong reactions and put pressure on German Chancellor Friedrich Merz.
A political conflict has erupted within the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU). The party’s representatives in a Berlin district want to change their approach to the nationalist party Alternative for Germany (AfD), even though the party leadership has long ruled out cooperation.
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