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End of the Brandmauer, Part II

Has the time come for the CDU to start talking to the AfD?

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Jörg Luyken
Oct 22, 2025
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A debate has flared up inside the CDU over whether the centre-right party needs to reconsider its current policy of boycotting all forms of cooperation with the AfD.

Up until now, the CDU and its sister party, Bavaria’s CSU, have ruled out coalitions with their hard-right competitor. A resolution passed by the CDU at their 2018 party conference even put …

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