Ein Gespräch über die Rolle der CDU bei der Wahl eines AfD-Politikers in das Amt des Landtagspräsidenten
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Es geht um die politische Debatte über die Wahl eines AfD-Abgeordneten zum Landtagspräsidenten unter mutmaßlicher Mitwirkung der CDU.
Wenn sich Karl-Josef Laumann meldet, hört man in der CDU genau hin. Das Wort des 69-Jährigen hat Gewicht. Laumann, der gelernte Maschinenschlosser, sitzt als Arbeitsminister im Kabinett von Hendrik Wüst und war lange Zeit Chef des Sozialflügels der Union.
DIE ZEIT: Herr Laumann, es war mutmaßlich Ihre Partei, die CDU, die am Dienstag mitgeholfen hat, den ersten AfD-Politiker ins Amt des Landtagspräsidenten zu wählen. Wie schauen Sie darauf?
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