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The online vote against combustion engine ban orchestrated by the CDU has failed: The party canceled the election on Saturday due to a significant majority voting in favor of the ban - contradicting the CDU's stance. They claimed that there was extensive manipulation involving tens of thousands...
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The CDU wishes to end the prohibition on combustion vehicles. They initiated a digital poll to support this goal, only to remove it briefly thereafter. It seems that an estimated tens of thousands of votes were cast fraudulently.
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The CDU aims to reverse the impending ban on cars with combustion engines set for 2035. A digital survey was intended to assist - yet it resulted in an unexpected outcome.
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