What if the firewall to the AfD falls?:
What if the firewall to the AfD falls? We show what a rapprochement could look like and what political consequences it ...
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Saarland: Kramp-Karrenbauer on the CDU crisis and the firewall against the AfD: Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer sees the CDU facing an existential challenge ...
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One year after the election: Where the firewall against the AfD is wobbling in North Rhine-Westphalia
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Paid articlePaywall Merkel is reportedly threatening Merz with leaving the CDU if the firewall falls. This would be a stroke of luck for the Union.
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CDU: Everything is falling apart, only the firewall remains: CDU in crisis: Discontent over election promises and a lack of reforms. Friedrich Merz is under ...
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Cooperation with AfD? CDU politician sparks debate about firewall in Berlin: The announcement by a CDU member of parliament that he intends to elect an AfD ...
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Key FactsReinickendorf AfD Candidate Could Become Deputy Mayor With CDU Votes
Oct 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The vote is scheduled for Thursday, 29 October; the AfD is running lawyer Thomas Ruschin, who switched from the CDU in 2020.
- Reinickendorf CDU chair Marvin Schulz says the approach prioritizes practical policy over political camps and does not mean the CDU is working with the AfD.
- Schulz said blanket rejections of AfD motions had not weakened the party and should not give it a martyr role.
- Former SPD district chair Jörg Stroedter warned that an election would bring down the firewall; he said such people should leave the CDU if Merz wanted credibility.
Anyone who votes for the AfD is playing the extremists’ game and destroying credibility. In any case, that is incompatible with the values of my party, the CDU.— Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) said this after the AfD candidate was elected president of the state parliament in Saxony-Anhalt.
Frankfurt's FDP loosens its firewall against the AfD: Who benefits?: The Frankfurt FDP is dismantling its firewall and will only consider AfD motions based ...
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Key FactsFrankfurt FDP changes approach to AfD motions
Oct 27, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
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- The FDP plans to support AfD motions if, after thorough review, they comply with liberal and rule-of-law principles.
- The FDP’s own motions should be assessed regardless of whether AfD votes are needed for a majority.
- For parliamentary offices and personnel decisions, candidates’ suitability—not party affiliation alone—is to be decisive.
- The article finds no evidence that such votes disrupt the AfD’s victimhood narrative among voters; the party could use them as recognition.
Frankfurt: How the parties are reacting to the FDP's AfD decision: The Frankfurt FDP no longer intends to reject AfD motions across the board ...
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Key FactsFrankfurt FDP sets conditions for backing AfD motions
Oct 26, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- The resolution provides for supporting AfD motions if they are substantively sound and align with the FDP’s liberal and rule-of-law principles.
- The CDU-Greens-SPD coalition, together with Volt, holds 63 of 93 council seats; the FDP has four and the AfD eight.
- CDU parliamentary leader Sara Steinhardt says the decision has no practical significance because her party does not seek majorities with the AfD.
- The Greens warn that the decision could normalize the AfD; the SPD and Left support proceedings to ban the party.
Our democracy must be capable of defending itself: where its enemies attack our fundamental values, we must not shy away from using the means provided by the rule of law.— Kolja Müller, co-chair of the Frankfurt SPD, said this while supporting proceedings to ban the AfD.
Clara von Nathusius on justice: | "Everyone should be able to afford their own home"
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Key FactsNathusius renews criticism of CDU firewall against AfD
Oct 13, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Clara von Nathusius renewed her criticism of the firewall against the AfD at the Körber Forum in Hamburg on Monday evening.
- She said the firewall had normalized the AfD’s völkisch wing and warned of absolute AfD majorities in states and nationally.
- According to Gysi, he and Ines Schwerdtner agreed on possible expulsion proceedings for denying Israel’s right to exist.
- An open letter from more than 120 Left politicians, including 17 members of parliament, criticized the joint antisemitism agreement.
At the moment we are behind the firewall, and not the AfD— Clara von Nathusius, CDU influencer, at the Stern Stunde event at the Körber Forum in Hamburg.
Gysi clashes with Rödder on Maischberger's show - | "They talk like Chrupalla"
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"Then the AfD has a mandate to govern": CDU member causes irritation shortly before the election - | is the firewall now crumbling?
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CDU politician donates to AfD and hopes for an absolute majority: In an open letter, Bernd Prange, the CDU mayor of Altmärkische Höhe, confirmed two donations ...
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AfD baut Vorsprung aus: Union verliert in Umfrage weiter an Zustimmung: Im aktuellen „Insa“-Sonntagstrend liegt die AfD acht Punkte vor der Union – SPD und Grüne ...
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Is Sahra Wagenknecht flirting with the AfD? The consequences could be enormous.: Sahra Wagenknecht is sending new signals towards the AfD. Political scientists ...
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New poll shocks the parties: 69 percent expect AfD to be state premier - | Firewall wobbles
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Firewall: CDU Member of Parliament questions firewall in Saxony-Anhalt: Brandenburg CDU politician Saskia Ludwig suggests that the CDU in Saxony-Anhalt cooperate ...
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The far right's rise to power: The firewall is about to fall. And now?: The other parties are keeping the AfD out of power, but it's still getting ...
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Discussion about AfD firewall: Peter Tauber causes a stir on Markus Lanz: On the ZDF program, guests discuss how to deal with the AfD. Peter Tauber (CDU) is ...
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