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He used to sit for the CDU in the Bundestag, then explained the world from Facebook; now Jürgen Todenhöfer wants to return to politics. The peace activist and book author wants to found a new party on his 80th birthday, he announced the jubilee on Facebook. Consequently, he has now resigned from the CDU.
The launch event will take place in the evening as part of a rally at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. A corresponding demonstration was recorded under the slogan “JT is 80” with a maximum of 1000 participants.
“Team Todenhöfer” wants to compete in next year’s federal elections, Todenhöfer told the dpa news agency. Your party can also participate in state elections in Baden-Württemberg. Todenhöfer said he had already informed the CDU of his departure on Wednesday. Funke’s media group first reported on their plans.
“Team Todenhöfer” with many women
The CDU was no longer his party, he wanted to work for a “more honest” and “humanist” policy, Todenhöfer explained. Large donations to political parties should be prohibited and racism should be further fought. The “Todenhöfer Team” wants to stand in the Bundestag elections with very young candidates and many women.
As a member of the CDU, Todenhöfer was a member of the Bundestag from 1972 to 1990. For several years he has drawn attention with his own journalistic activity.
The former politician has built a loyal following and audience, especially on his Facebook channel. He resigned from his post as editor of the weekly “Der Freitag” in 2017 after just one year.
Repeated criticism of journalistic activities
Experts criticize the work of the publicist. In 2012, for example, he interviewed Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, after which he was accused of providing a platform for a brutal ruler.
In 2015 his book “Inside IS” was published, for which he traveled to the areas of Iraq ruled by the terrorist militia “Islamic State”. Here too, Middle Eastern experts accused him of primarily promoting Islamists.
