Frei becomes new leader of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
Thorsten Frei was elected new chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag on Wednesday. The outgoing head of the Chancellery won 91.9 percent of the votes at an extraordinary meeting of lawmakers from both parties and officially succeeded Jens Spahn. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The vote concluded a key part of the personnel reshuffle that Chancellor Friedrich Merz launched after Spahn's departure from the head of the parliamentary group. Frei is among Merz's close associates, and his move into the leadership of the parliamentary group is meant to strengthen the Union's coordination in the Bundestag. The result of the vote also showed that CDU and CSU lawmakers closed ranks on this personnel question despite tensions within the CDU. Spiegel.de ↗
Merz had already confirmed broader changes in the government beforehand. The outgoing Health Minister, Nina Warken, is becoming head of the Chancellery, while Carsten Linnemann is taking over the health ministry. Philipp Amthor is to take on the role of commissioner for cooperation between the federal government and the states. The question of who would take over the transport ministry after the planned departure of Patrick Schnieder remained open and drew criticism. Der Standard ↗
In the preceding days, Markus Söder defended Merz over the cabinet reshuffle, and CSU representatives spoke of transitional unrest. Further developments will show whether Frei's strong mandate within the parliamentary group and the appointment of new government members will curb criticism within the CDU and stabilize the functioning of the governing camp. Deutschlandfunk ↗
The vote concluded a key part of the personnel reshuffle that Chancellor Friedrich Merz launched after Spahn's departure from the head of the parliamentary group. Frei is among Merz's close associates, and his move into the leadership of the parliamentary group is meant to strengthen the Union's coordination in the Bundestag. The result of the vote also showed that CDU and CSU lawmakers closed ranks on this personnel question despite tensions within the CDU. Spiegel.de ↗
Merz had already confirmed broader changes in the government beforehand. The outgoing Health Minister, Nina Warken, is becoming head of the Chancellery, while Carsten Linnemann is taking over the health ministry. Philipp Amthor is to take on the role of commissioner for cooperation between the federal government and the states. The question of who would take over the transport ministry after the planned departure of Patrick Schnieder remained open and drew criticism. Der Standard ↗
In the preceding days, Markus Söder defended Merz over the cabinet reshuffle, and CSU representatives spoke of transitional unrest. Further developments will show whether Frei's strong mandate within the parliamentary group and the appointment of new government members will curb criticism within the CDU and stabilize the functioning of the governing camp. Deutschlandfunk ↗
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Tagesspiegel
| 09:19 24.07.
Künftiger Unionsfraktionschef: Weniger Aktenstudium - Frei freut sich auf das neue Amt
Die Zeit
| 19:00 24.07.
Deutscher Kanzler Merz baut Regierung um, Amthor wird Bund-Länder-Beauftragter
Der Standard
| 09:01 24.07.
ZDF-Sommerinterview: Söder: Hängepartie bei Kabinettsumbau kein Fehler von Merz
Tagesspiegel
| 14:16 26.07.
ZDF-Sommerinterview: Söder: Hängepartie bei Kabinettsumbau kein Fehler von Merz
Die Zeit
| 14:15 26.07.
Nachfolge von Spahn: Brandenburger CDU im Bundestag: Frei ist „gute Wahl“
Tagesspiegel
| 09:00 23.07.
Nachfolge von Spahn: Brandenburger CDU im Bundestag: Frei ist «gute Wahl»
Die Zeit
| 08:58 23.07.
Frei führt Unionsfraktion: Disziplin in der größten Krise der CDU
Tagesspiegel
| 15:18 29.07.
Künftiger Unionsfraktionschef: Frei nennt Probleme bei Kabinettsumbildung «Pech»
Die Zeit
| 19:26 24.07.
Friedrich Merz: Das ist die neue Mannschaft des Kanzlers
Spiegel.de
| 09:17 24.07.
Merz baut Kabinett um: Verkehrsminister Schnieder muss gehen
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| 08:42 24.07.
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Spiegel.de
| 08:23 24.07.
Nach Spahns Rücktritt: Medienberichte: Warken soll neue Kanzleramtschefin werden
Tagesspiegel
| 18:20 23.07.
Nach Spahns Rücktritt: Medienberichte: Warken soll neue Kanzleramtschefin werden
Die Zeit
| 18:19 23.07.
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Tagesspiegel
| 18:14 23.07.
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Personalkarussell in der Union: Warken wird Kanzleramtschefin - Linnemann neuer Gesundheitsminister
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| 18:09 23.07.
Personalkarussell in der Union: Warken wird Kanzleramtschefin - Linnemann Gesundheitsminister
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| 09:16 23.07.
Thorsten Frei: Merz-Vertrauter als Unionsfraktionschef gewählt
Spiegel.de
| 15:05 29.07.
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Spiegel.de
| 15:05 29.07.
Kabinettsumbildung: CSU nimmt Merz in Schutz - «Übergangsunruhe wird sich legen»
Die Zeit
| 13:43 27.07.
Kabinettsumbildung - Kritik der Opposition an bekanntgewordenen Personalien
Deutschlandfunk
| 23:47 24.07.
Nachfolge für Schnieder gesucht: Missglückte Personalrochade laut Thorsten Frei "Pech"
n-tv
| 20:24 24.07.
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Die Zeit
| 20:00 24.07.
Kabinettsumbildung - Kritik der Opposition an bekanntgewordenen Personalien
Deutschlandfunk
| 19:01 24.07.
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Deutschlandfunk
| 09:25 24.07.
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Die Zeit
| 09:03 24.07.
Friedrich Merz: CDU-Chef stellt neue Kabinettsmitglieder vor
Spiegel.de
| 09:03 24.07.
Kabinettsumbildung: Nina Warken vor Wechsel ins Zentrum der Macht
Tagesspiegel
| 18:32 23.07.
Kabinettsumbildung: Nina Warken vor Wechsel ins Zentrum der Macht
Die Zeit
| 18:31 23.07.
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