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CDU seeks reset after three state election losses; expert says 'firewall' hurt Union, not AfD

Published Oct 12, 03:52 AM UTC

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After losing three state elections and falling below 20 percent in polls, the CDU is seeking a fresh start at a party leadership retreat. Political scientist Volker Kronenberg argued that the so-called Brandmauer, the firewall against cooperation with the AfD, has massively harmed the Union rather than the AfD. The article's headline warns that if the current course continues, the CDU's decline will persist while the AfD will surge. The report frames the CDU's crisis as a strategic dilemma over how to respond to the far-right party's rise.

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After three lost state elections and polling figures below 20 percent, the CDU is struggling for a fresh start at a presidium retreat. "This firewall has massively harmed the Union, not the AfD," says political scientist Volker Kronenberg.

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Original headline: „Bleibt es so, geht die Talfahrt weiter – und die AfD durch die Decke“

Original language: DE

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