Conservative candidate to replace Angela Merkel accused of allowing antisemitism
by Kate Connolly in Berlin from World news | The Guardian on (#5HPX5)
Leading environmentalist criticises Armin Laschet for refusing to sack former spy chief Hans-Georg Maaen
The conservative candidate for German chancellor in September's elections has been told by the country's leading environmentalist that he is legitimising antisemitism by refusing to oust the former head of domestic intelligence from his party.
The accusation was levelled at Armin Laschet, the leader of the CDU, by Luisa Neubauer, the face of the Fridays for Future movement in Germany, in a standoff on a popular weekly chatshow on Sunday night.
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