CDU moves to expel local politician for donating to AfD

Bernd Prange, a CDU politician from Stendal, donated €10,000 to the AfD and publicly endorsed them, prompting the district executive to apply for his expulsion. This is a rare internal party disciplinary action against a member for supporting a rival party, highlighting intra-party tensions over the far-right AfD. The expulsion process will test the CDU's commitment to its firewall against the AfD.

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