The CDU leadership has invoked the due to possible Russian influence in the criticism concerning AfD-Bundestag Deputy Markus glad Maier, to resign. “Who powers the power so dependent on others, can not be independent Walter the interests of the German people in the German Parliament,” said CDU General Secretary Paul Ziemiak on Monday after a meeting of the CDU Presidium in Berlin. The AfD and glad Maier would have to ask the questions: “Is this actually credible? You Will have someone in our own ranks?“
The 28-year-old AfD-the Deputy rejected the accusation of a Russian influence on his work again. “I’ve at no time any assistance requested or given,” he said on Monday the German press Agency. He saw therefore no reason to resign. Just representatives of the “old parties damage with your lobbying for many years for democracy,” he added.
The ZDF, “The mirror” and other media had quoted from an alleged E-Mails of Russian state officials, from which it appears that the contacts should be glad to be used Maier for Russian interests. The AfD-politician for Moscow-friendly positions and also travel to Russia in 2014, thus creating the black sea Peninsula of Crimea known.
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Ziemiak said he was deeply shocked, now that you know, “how Russia is trying to influence policy in the Federal Republic of Germany”. If the impression “that members are under the absolute control of other powers”, this could not be tolerated. There was no comment on the AfD that the reports and the facts agreed to. Therefore, he could not imagine that glad Maier could remain a member of the Bundestag, said Ziemiak. “In Public all the people with whom we have to do it here.” (dpa)