Parties - GDR civil rights activist Lengsfeld has left the CDU
After many years, former GDR civil rights activist Vera Lengsfeld is no longer a member of the CDU. She declared her resignation from the party on Thursday, the 71-year-old said when asked on Saturday. She ruled out membership of another party. "I also think the party system is outdated," said Lengsfeld. The "Thüringer Allgemeine" had previously reported on her resignation.
"I have been very critical of the CDU since Merkel's time and had hoped that the course would be corrected, but I don't see that happening," said Lengsfeld, explaining her decision to leave. However, she will support her son's campaign for an independent list with the working title "Alliance for Europe", but will not stand in next year's EU parliamentary elections herself. She also stated on her website that she supports an alliance of various small parties in Thuringia that would like to stand in the 2024 state elections with its own list.
Lengsfeld was born in Sondershausen, Thuringia. She once sat in the Bundestag, initially for the Greens and later for the CDU. Most recently, she has mainly appeared as a critic of German immigration policy.
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- Despite leaving the CDU, Lengsfeld, who was born in Thuringia, has announced her support for her son's independent list in the upcoming EU parliamentary elections, titled "Alliance for Europe".
- Lengsfeld, who has been critically vocal about German immigration policy, also endorses a potential alliance of small parties in Thuringia aiming to field their own list in the 2024 state elections.
- The resignation of Lengsfeld from the CDU sparked discussions amongst political circles in Thuringia, with her departure being a significant blow to the party in the region.
- In Berlin, political analysts and party leaders from various parties are closely watching the developments in Thuringia, with potential implications for the future political landscape in post-GDR Germany.
Source: www.stern.de
