Debate about the fire wall: Encounter with Weidel-Union at a distance to CDU MP

After an encounter by the CDU politician Saskia Ludwig and AfD boss Alice Weidel at a right thought factory in Hungary, the Union faction is at a distance to its member of the Bundestag. “Ms. Ludwig did not take part in the event on behalf of the parliamentary group and without the knowledge of parliamentary group management,” said a spokeswoman on request. “The CDU’s incompatibility decision applies and excludes any cooperation with the AfD. Every CDU member is bound to it.” Previously, the “Tagesspiegel” reported about it.

The Brandenburg CDU politician Ludwig took part in a festival of the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) in Estzergom in Hungary in early August. The MCC is considered the cadre of the Hungarian Prime Minister and right -wing populist Viktor Orban. The thought factory and educational institution imports, among other things, ideas of right -wing publicists from the USA. According to the MCC Orban Facebook page, Tech billionaire Peter Thiel, known for right-wing conservative positions, was a guest at the festival.

Ludwig refers to free exchange of views

The CDU MP did not comment on request, a spokesman referred to quotes in the online portal “Nius”. “Free exchange of views is a central element of a democratic society,” said Ludwig there. “That is why it was a matter of course for me to exchange ideas with various visitors, without having to be afraid of repression.” According to her spokesman, it was your second visit to an MCC event.

Merz threatened when cooperation with party exclusion

After the incompatibility decision of the Federal Party from 2018, the CDU rejects coalitions and similar forms of cooperation with the AfD and the left. CDU boss Friedrich Merz made it clear several times that there will be no collaboration with the AfD for him. As a designated party leader, Merz threatened Christian Democrats with a party exclusion in 2021.

The CDU Brandenburg, Ludwig’s regional association, referred to the line for dealing with the AfD. “There is a clear party convention decision that excludes coalitions with the AfD,” said Secretary General Gordon Hoffmann. “This applies until a federal party conference decides something else.” For this he sees “not even the majorities”.

Ludwig already caused criticism

Ludwig is considered one of the greatest critics of the SPD constitutional judge Frauke Brosius-Gersdorf. The Potsdam CDU politician had requested from Portal X as long as Plagiatic allegations against the lawyer were not completely cleared, she had to leave her office at the chair. In the meantime, the University of Potsdam sees an initial suspicion at Ludwig’s own doctoral thesis according to plagiarism.

Ludwig has caused criticism several times. In January she turned against a fire wall for the AfD. In an interview by the broadcaster TV Berlin, she said that this is only used by the AfD and the “left -wing camp”. Ludwig was also open to a “center-right coalition”, which the CDU Brandenburg rejected.

From 2010 to 2012 it was at the head of the CDU Brandenburg. From 2004 to 2025 she was a member of the state parliament, and she has been a member of the Bundestag since 2025. From December 2019 to October 2021, she was also a member of the Bundestag and state parliament.