Chancellor under pressure: eight personnel changes and a missed opportunity
Instead, he has turned many in his own party against him
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Instead, he has turned many in his own party against him. July 2026, 4:30 a.m. Free for Spahn: The change at the head of the Union group is to be sealed today. (file photo) © Kay Nietfeld/ dpa The staff restructuring of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (both CDU) triggered by the resignation of Union faction leader Jens Spahn is to be completed to a large extent today. Because the 630 Members are currently on the summer break, this should, however, unlike usual, only happen in the first part-session week afterwards, probably on 9.
Furthermore, As a rule, the heads of the political groups of the Union received more than 90 percent in their first election, as far as they were not fighting votes. The financial expert Güntzler, originally intended for the Schnieder succession, had promised him the evening before the planned announcement of the personnel. On the day after, Merz already indicated in the ZDF that he will not only seek a successor for Spahn, but wants to turn a bigger wheel: "It could be an opportunity to think again about the setup of the Federal government." That's what happened.
In addition, Three parliamentary state secretaries will also be exchanged and the former CDU treasurer Franziska Hoppermann has already been elected as the new general secretary of her party on Monday. The post of parliamentary director of the group also remains to be filled.
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Instead, he has turned many in his own party against him
reliability low1/4 sourcesJuly 2026, 4:30 a.m. Free for Spahn: The change at the head of the Union group is to be sealed today. (file photo) © Kay Nietfeld/ dpa The staff restructuring of Chancellor Friedrich Merz (both CDU) triggered by the resignation of Union faction leader Jens Spahn is to be completed to a large extent today.
reliability low1/3 sourcesBecause the 630 Members are currently on the summer break, this should, however, unlike usual, only happen in the first part-session week afterwards, probably on 9.
reliability low1/3 sourcesAs a rule, the heads of the political groups of the Union received more than 90 percent in their first election, as far as they were not fighting votes.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe financial expert Güntzler, originally intended for the Schnieder succession, had promised him the evening before the planned announcement of the personnel.
reliability low1/3 sourcesOn the day after, Merz already indicated in the ZDF that he will not only seek a successor for Spahn, but wants to turn a bigger wheel: "It could be an opportunity to think again about the setup of the Federal government." That's what happened.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThree parliamentary state secretaries will also be exchanged and the former CDU treasurer Franziska Hoppermann has already been elected as the new general secretary of her party on Monday.
reliability low1/3 sourcesThe post of parliamentary director of the group also remains to be filled.
reliability low1/3 sources
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