Germany news: Söder demands CDU supports of the AfD in Saxony-Anhalt reveal themselves
Bavaria's conservative leader has called on bloc members who voted for an AfD parliamentary speaker to come forward. DW has more.
Bavarian leader Markus Söder, a member of the CSU, expressed disappointment with CDU members in Saxony-Anhalt following the election of Tobias Rausch, a far-right member of the Alternative for Germany (AfD), as state parliamentary speaker. Rausch's win, secured with 48 votes, has raised questions about the support of other lawmakers, suspected to be from the conservative CDU, who voted for him.
Söder accused the CDU members of breaking the 'firewall' agreement among mainstream parties not to support the AfD, urging them to "at least have the backbone" to disclose their decision publicly. In response to the election, Bärbel Bas, co-chair of the SPD and federal labor minister, has stepped down due to open attacks from CDU members and a recent family tragedy.
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