The CDU has often been at odds with Ursula von der Leyen. However, during her appearance at the CDU federal party conference on Wednesday, the EU Commission President and EPP lead candidate for the European elections finally got the delegates behind her. And she did so with harsh criticism of the AfD: „The AfD is making propaganda for Putin and spying for China ahead of the European elections“, she said, referring to the accusations against leading politicians in the party and their staff. AfD representatives ranted about the people and the fatherland, and then they „betrayed this fatherland to the autocrats. They should be ashamed of themselves!“