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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Frank Jordans

German CDU party seeks to expel ex-intelligence agency chief over ‘racism against whites’ remarks

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Germany's main opposition party is trying to get rid of a member and former head of the country's domestic intelligence agency after he complained about what he said was a move toward “eliminatory racism against whites.”

The leadership of the center-right Christian Democratic Union unanimously approved a resolution on Monday calling for Hans-Georg Maassen to leave the party. It said that it would seek to start expulsion proceedings if he doesn't willingly do so by Sunday.

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