Bastian AllgeierThe leader of the German conservatives introduced the idea to collaborate with the far right AfD yesterday. He knows that he won’t get kicked out or replaced as the party leader. He will paddle back a bit after some backlash and that’s it. It doesn’t matter that he just meant on a community level either. The idea to collaborate with Nazis is now officially speakable without consequences. I feel sick!!
Andreas Dantz@bastianallgeier so sehr ich auch draufhauen will, aber was ist die Alternative wenn das der Landrat ist? Keine Kommunalpolitik mehr?
@spielundzeug wenn er noch vor ein paar Tagen die CDU die Alternative für Deutschland mit Substanz nennt, nimmt er sich ja schon jegliche Möglichkeit, das so isoliert darzustellen und ich kann auch keine Mühe im Interview erkennen, das irgendwie alles vorsichtiger einzusortieren. Ich sehe da nichts als Kalkül
leChris 
@bastianallgeier @spielundzeug
We can only hope that he has overstepped the mark and that his critics in the #CDU will prevail and replace him.
Quote (translated)
"With his comments on a possible joint approach with the AfD at the municipal level, CDU leader #Merz has triggered much criticism in his own party. Berlin's governing mayor Kai Wegner ... "The AfD knows only opposition and division. Where should there be cooperation? ..."
Source in German: https://www.tagesschau.de/inland/merz-kritik-100.html
@leChris @spielundzeug I would be very surprised if they did, but I hope so too.