Coalition: Klingbeil criticizes CDU attack on Bas: "What is this supposed to be?"
Federal Minister of Labor Bärbel Bas is no longer acceptable, a prominent CDU man finds. Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil does not want to accept this - and finds clear words.
SPD leader Lars Klingbeil has reacted with dismay to a harsh attack on his co-party leader Bärbel Bas from within the Union. The attack was made by Christian von Stetten, chairman of the influential parliamentary group Mittelstand in the Union faction, who told Bild that Bas was "no longer bearable" and had been blocking urgently needed reforms for months.
Klingbeil called for more harmony in the coalition and expressed concern that some in the CDU were not clearly distancing themselves from the far-right AfD. He warned that if the CDU did not work with the SPD, the alternative would be a coalition with the AfD.
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