Thomas Diener switches to AfD: CDU, SPD, Linke and Grüne leave district council meeting

Thomas Diener plans to switch from the CDU to the AfD. In protest, representatives of the CDU, SPD, Linke and Grüne left the district council meeting.

Thomas Diener's switch is viewed as crossing the firewall against the AfD. The other factions responded by leaving the meeting.

Important resolutions could therefore not be passed. The session ended without the planned decisions.

The parties involved expressed their displeasure over the party switch. They emphasized their stance on cooperation with the AfD.

Related Articles

Newly elected Die Linke co-chairs Ines Schwerdtner and Luigi Pantisano at the party congress in Potsdam.
Image generated by AI

New left party co-chairs elected in Potsdam

Reported by AI Image generated by AI

Die Linke elected Ines Schwerdtner and Luigi Pantisano as new co-chairs at its party congress in Potsdam. Schwerdtner received nearly 86 percent and Pantisano 53 percent of the votes.

Greens and the Left have sharply criticized a photo and video clip of AfD top candidate Ulrich Siegmund and CDU parliamentary group leader Guido Heuer.

Reported by AI

A current poll shows the AfD reaching a new record in Brandenburg and clearly surpassing the SPD and CDU coalition partners.

Former Chancellor Olaf Scholz called to maintain the firewall against the AfD. At the same time, a proposal by former Minister President Torsten Albig sparked debate within the SPD.

Reported by AI

The latest RTL/ntv Trendbarometer by Forsa shows the AfD at 27 percent, five points ahead of the Union at 22 percent. The Union records its worst result since December 2021. Approval for Chancellor Friedrich Merz has fallen to a low of 15 percent.

This website uses cookies

We use cookies for analytics to improve our site. Read our privacy policy for more information.
Decline