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WELT columnist: CDU's firewall against AfD undemocratic, automakers' car refusal fatal
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In a commentary published by Die Welt, author Fatina Keilani sharply criticizes the German CDU party's strategy of maintaining a 'firewall' (Brandmauer) against the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party. Keilani argues that this approach is 'completely undemocratic' and amounts to the very behavior the CDU accuses the AfD of. She describes the firewall as a 'plank in front of the CDU's head' from which the party refuses to learn. Additionally, Keilani condemns the decision by German automakers to deny the AfD the use of company fleet cars (Dienstwagen) as 'fatal.' The commentary frames both the political exclusion and the corporate refusal as antidemocratic actions that undermine political pluralism. The piece reflects a critical perspective on mainstream German parties' efforts to isolate the AfD, suggesting such tactics are counterproductive and hypocritical.
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"The firewall is the plank in front of the CDU's head, and they are learning nothing from it," says WELT author Fatina Keilani regarding the handling of the AfD. She describes automakers' refusal to provide company cars to the AfD as "fatal."
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