The German-French Jewish publicist Michel Friedman has announced his resignation from the CDU . The background to this is the recent vote in the Bundestag, in which the CDU/CSU faction, with the support of the FDP and the AfD, pushed through a motion to tighten asylum law, as the "Hessenschau" reports.

Friedman described this step as a "catastrophic turning point for democracy" in the Federal Republic and an "inexcusable power play". Three months ago he had already criticized AfD MPs as "intellectual arsonists".

CDU and FDP voted together with AfD

Friedman also expressed concerns about the impact of this cooperation on future political decisions. Friedman told the "Hessenschau" that he believes Merz when he says he does not want to form a coalition with the AfD.

But the "Pandora's box" for normalizing the AfD was opened at the federal level with the latest vote. This will also have an impact on politics in cities and municipalities. "The naivety of those in the CDU who want to explain to us that none of this was wanted, that they didn't want their votes, is so simplistic that it's impossible to listen to it anymore," said Friedman.






Source: GermanNews