Critics see lightning radicalization. From President of the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution to the National Right Wing in just over four years. Others consider it quite conceivable that Hans-Georg Maassen cultivated radical ideas even when he was Germany's top secret service officer - and call for an investigation into his six-year tenure at the head of the domestic secret service.

Either way, now - in January 2023 - at least the end of the CDU member Hans-Georg Maassen seems to be getting closer. Numerous prominent representatives of the Christian Democrats are calling for the 60-year-old to be expelled from the party, according to Maassen's recent statements.

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