CDU Figures Debate How to Counter AfD's Rise

Senior CDU politician Hendrik Wüst said the AfD's rise is 'not irreversible' and can be reversed. Former CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer warned that the AfD is laying a 'trail of glue' to trap other parties. Meanwhile, a CDU association sent a letter demanding consequences from party leader Friedrich Merz, and coalition talks between the CDU/CSU and SPD on a care reform are threatening to escalate.