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Protest Statue Honors Walter Lübcke, Sparks CDU Controversy

12/11/2025

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Center for Political Beauty (ZPS) erected a statue of Walter Lübcke outside the CDU headquarters in Berlin to protest the CDU's ties to far-right politics.
Walter Lübcke was killed in 2019 by a supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
CDU leaders, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz, condemned the statue as tasteless.
Lübcke's family says they were not adequately consulted but appreciates the memorial's anti-extremism message.

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Center for Political Beauty (ZPS) erected a statue of Walter Lübcke outside the CDU headquarters in Berlin to protest the CDU's ties to far-right politics.
Walter Lübcke was killed in 2019 by a supporter of the Alternative for Germany (AfD).
CDU leaders, including Chancellor Friedrich Merz, condemned the statue as tasteless.
Lübcke's family says they were not adequately consulted but appreciates the memorial's anti-extremism message.