# CDU state groups use AfD votes while Merz restates a national firewall

Date: 2024

In 2024 some CDU Land groups accepted AfD votes on procedural or local matters. [Merz](/people/friedrich-merz) restated that there would be no federal coalition with the AfD. Both are completed political acts.

## People

- Friedrich Merz: https://factrail.ai/people/friedrich-merz

## Drivers

- Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization

## Sources

- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-merz-draws-fire-over-afd-local-votes-2024/
- https://www.cdu.de/artikel/keine-zusammenarbeit-mit-der-afd

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/de-merz-afd-firewall-2024