Guttenberg considers AfD cooperation in 2029 "not out of the question"

DTS News Agency Guttenberg considers AfD cooperation in 2029 "not out of the question" 15 hours • 1 minute reading time Berlin (dts News Agency) - Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg considers cooperation between the CDU/CSU and the AfD after the 2029 federal election conceivable. "I don't consider it out of the question," Guttenberg told "Spiegel." He said that the AfD could reach 35 percent "if it fails to address this truly monstrous set of tasks that now lie before this new government within two years in such a way that the public's trust is regained." He therefore believes an explicit exclusion is not possible: "Based on this 35 percent option, a possibility that I hope will never materialize, exclusion in 2029 cannot be ruled out given the protagonists who will be acting then. In case of doubt, you are a junior partner." At the same time, the former defense minister asserted that he explicitly did not support such a development. "I hope none of this happens." The coming years are now crucial. "The pressure is on, and these two years will be decisive," Guttenberg said. The window of opportunity for substantial progress is narrow, the Christian Social Democrat added: "I believe people's patience will not last longer than two years."