CDU parliamentary group Niedersachen: Criticism of an expensive trip to South Africa!

CDU parliamentary group Niedersachen: Criticism of an expensive trip to South Africa!

Eastern Cape, Südafrika - The CDU parliamentary group in the Lower Saxony state parliament starts its controversial trip to South Africa today. The MPs will spend in the Eastern Cape partner region by May 31. A total of 33 out of 47 parliamentary group members will take part in the six -day trip, the costs of which will amount to around 3000 euros per person, of which over half are borne privately. The remaining costs are financed from the faction funds.

This trip has already raised doubts about its political benefits in public. Critics suspect that the focus is more on pleasure than on serious political exchange. However, the CDU defends the journey and emphasizes that there will be a total of 20 planned appointments with political, social and economic representatives. This argument is intended to support the legitimacy of the trip and invalidate the concerns of the critics.

criticism and comparison to other trips

The comparison to an earlier trip raises additional questions: In 2018, the then Prime Minister Stephan Weil (SPD) also visited South Africa, which is considered a precedent. These background information is relevant because other factions are also planning travel. The SPD parliamentary group plans a trip to Paris and Le Havre from June 2 to 6, with expected costs of around 2000 euros per person. So far, 41 out of 57 MPs have registered.

The Greens, on the other hand, move their closed conference to Brussels from June 2 to 4. The costs for this are around 560 euros per person, all 24 MPs have registered for this. Meanwhile, the AfD has announced that it is not planning any trips away from its annual closed conference, but little is known about details so far.

How the situation for the CDU faction will develop remains to be seen. The public debate for the trip to South Africa underlines the different approaches that different political groups pursue when using parliamentary group. Further details on the topic and the trips of the other political groups can be found on cdultnds.de .