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CDU cannot rule out own ranks helped AfD candidate in Magdeburg

Original: Die Union schwört bundesweit auf die Brandmauer. In Magdeburg kann die CDU nicht ausschließen, dass Stimmen aus den eige

Germany's Union parties are reaffirming their nationwide 'firewall' against cooperation with the far right. In Magdeburg, however, the CDU cannot rule out that votes from its own ranks helped elect a politician from a party classified as confirmed right-wing extremist by the domestic intelligence service to the top office of the state parliament. The case is drawing attention as it contrasts with the party's official stance and has been picked up by commentators pointing to the gap between rhetoric and practice in Saxony-Anhalt.

Why now: A possible breach of the CDU's anti-far-right firewall in Magdeburg contradicts the Union's public commitment and fuels debate ahead of political positioning.

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• Die Union schwört bundesweit auf die Brandmauer. In Magdeburg kann die CDU nicht ausschließen, dass Stimmen aus den eigenen Reihen einen Politiker einer vom Verfassungsschutz als gesichert rechtsextrem eingestuften Partei ins höchste Amt des Landtags gehoben haben. Erster… · Lancker@metalhead.club · 5

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