Karl-Josef Laumann: “Parts of the CDU could show a little more empathy”

There aren’t many most sensible politicians in Germany like Karl-Josef Laumann. Ahead of getting into the Bundestag in 1990, Laumann labored for twelve years as a device more healthy in his Westphalian place of birth of Herstel. He graduated from highschool. For just about two decades, he headed the Christian Democratic Staff’ Affiliation (CDA), the social wing of the birthday party. These days, the 68-year-old is the deputy federal chairman of the CDU and the minister of work, well being and social affairs of North Rhine-Westphalia. We spoke with him concerning the upcoming reforms, how a lot politics continues to be in a position to compromise – and what he would do if the CDU cooperated with the AfD.