Controversial German politician Hans-Georg Maaßen officially launched his new right-wing party, the Values Union, on Saturday, participants at the meeting told dpa. The former head of Germany's domestic intelligence service founded his party after being asked to leave the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) because his views are considered too extreme for the CDU's centre-right stance. The party's name in German, WerteUnion, echoes the names of the parties in the mainstream conservative bloc, the C
Kanzlerkandidat Armin Laschet distanzierte sich in der Vergangenheit deutlich von der ultrakonservativen Werte-Union und dessen Vorsitzenden Max Otte. Genau der zeigt nun aber seine Unterstützung für den nominierten Kandidaten und findet sogar lobende Worte für Laschets Corona-Politik.