CDU's Lammert: Excluding AfD and Die Linke cooperation threatens Union survival

Former Bundestag president Norbert Lammert (CDU) argues that the CDU's blanket refusal to cooperate with both Die Linke and the AfD is no longer tenable, warning that maintaining this stance could threaten the Union's survival. This marks a notable shift in internal CDU debate, as a senior figure publicly questions the party's long-standing firewall against the far-right AfD, though Lammert does not advocate immediate cooperation but rather a reassessment.