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Back|Karl-Josef Laumann: »Wer einen AfD-Politiker wählt, hat in unserer Partei nichts verloren«
Karl-Josef Laumann: »Wer einen AfD-Politiker wählt, hat in unserer Partei nichts verloren«
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Die Zeit·2 hours ago·Politics·1 min read·🇩🇪Germany·

Karl-Josef Laumann: »Wer einen AfD-Politiker wählt, hat in unserer Partei nichts verloren«

Ein Gespräch über die Rolle der CDU bei der Wahl eines AfD-Politikers in das Amt des Landtagspräsidenten

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  • Karl-Josef Laumann, Arbeitsminister in Nordrhein-Westfalen, äußert sich zur mutmaßlichen Unterstützung der CDU bei der Wahl eines AfD-Politikers zum Landtagspräsidenten.
  • Das Interview beleuchtet die interne Haltung der Union zu diesem Vorgang.

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Es geht um die politische Debatte über die Wahl eines AfD-Abgeordneten zum Landtagspräsidenten unter mutmaßlicher Mitwirkung der CDU.

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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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  • ?Wie rechtfertigt Laumann die mutmaßliche Unterstützung durch die CDU?

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  • Karl-Josef Laumann, Arbeitsminister in Nordrhein-Westfalen, äußert sich zur mutmaßlichen Unterstützung der CDU bei der Wahl eines AfD-Politikers zum Landtagspräsidenten.
  • Das Interview beleuchtet die interne Haltung der Union zu diesem Vorgang.

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