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Maaßen is no longer a member of the CDU
Hans-Georg Maaßen was once President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and also a CDU member. He hasn’t been the former for a long time, the latter recently. photo
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Maaßen and the CDU – that is history. In his published resignation letter, the former President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution once again speaks out against the Christian Democrats and their boss.
The former President of the Office for the Protection of the Constitution, Hans-Georg Maaßen, is no longer a member CDU. A party spokeswoman confirmed in Berlin on Saturday that Maaßen’s letter of resignation had been received at party headquarters. “We confirm that Dr. Maaßen is no longer a member of Germany’s CDU.”
Most recently, Maaßen, against whom CDU expulsion proceedings were underway, set the course for the founding of his own party with the ultra-conservative Values Union. The CDU had emphasized that dual membership in the parties was not possible.
Accusations against Merz
Maaßen distributed his resignation letter to CDU party leader Friedrich Merz, dated January 25th, on the X platform (formerly Twitter) on Saturday. In it he accused the CDU of “betraying classic values”. The CDU is “a variant of the socialist parties and not an alternative to them.”
Today’s CDU, which is influenced by former chairwoman Angela Merkel, represents positions that are incompatible with a free and Christian view of humanity, Maaßen continued. Today’s CDU is primarily responsible for the “migration catastrophe”, for the “irresponsible energy transition”, the dependence on Russia, a “disastrous” education, family and economic policy as well as the “erosion of the rule of law and democracy, for firewalls, for exclusion and “the political disadvantage of those who think differently”.
Merz was elected chairman to implement a policy change in the CDU and in Germany – but he was continuing the “Merkel Union’s course towards neo-socialism,” said Maaßen. Germany is deeply divided, the gap is growing bigger every day. “The CDU is making a significant contribution to this with its firewall and exclusion policy.”
Hans-Georg Maaßen on X