 Politicians in Germany's ruling Christian Democratic Party (CDU) called Saturday for Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to be barred from Germany during the World Cup. "It would be a welcome move if the government made clear through diplomatic channels that a visit to Germany by Ahmadinejad is undesirable," Wolfgang Bosbach told the newspaper Welt am Sonntag. Bosbach is the deputy floor leader in parliament of the CDU and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU). CDU parliamentary spokesman Georg Brunnhuber called on football's governing body FIFA to declare Ahmadinejad persona non grata for the duration of the tournament. The CSU's spokesman on domestic affairs, Hans-Peter Uhl, said: "We should make it clear to Ahmadinejad that he should refrain from paying a visit to Germany." | Yeah, it's just political posturing, but at least the CDU is speaking up for Germany's interests. |
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