Thorsten Frei, head of the German Chancellery and a member of the CDU, is set to become the new chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag. According to consistent media reports, his nomination was agreed upon by Chancellor and CDU leader Friedrich Merz and CSU leader Markus Söder. Spiegel.de ↗
Frei is to replace Jens Spahn, who stepped down from leading the Union faction. Several German media outlets reported that the decision on the successor was reached following negotiations between the leaderships of the sister parties CDU and CSU. The position of faction chairman is important for coordinating the work of the governing camp in parliament and for advancing the Union's political priorities. Deutschlandfunk ↗
According to the published information, the faction's executive committee was also set to address the question of succession. Members were reportedly invited, shortly before the meeting, to a digital session in which Merz and Söder were also to participate. In the interim, the faction was led by a member of the faction leadership while the permanent filling of the post following Spahn's departure was being resolved. Deutschlandfunk ↗
It remains an open question who would replace Frei at the head of the Chancellery if his move to the faction leadership is confirmed. The formal decision is expected to follow the Union's internal negotiations and determine the further distribution of key positions between the government and the parliamentary faction. Die Zeit ↗
Thorsten Frei set to replace Spahn as head of the Union faction
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Thorsten Frei soll Unionsfraktionschef werden
Die Zeit
| 12:18 22.07.
Deutscher Kanzleramtschef Frei soll laut Medienbericht Spahn-Nachfolger werden
Der Standard
| 12:15 22.07.
CDU/CSU: Thorsten Frei soll auf Jens Spahn als Fraktionschef der Union folgen
Spiegel.de
| 12:15 22.07.
Breaking News: Kanzleramtschef Thorsten Frei soll auf Spahn als Unionsfraktionschef folgen
n-tv
| 12:10 22.07.
Nachfolge von Spahn: Thorsten Frei soll Unionsfraktionschef werden
Tagesspiegel
| 12:16 22.07.
Parteien: Frei soll Unionsfraktionschef werden
Die Zeit
| 12:12 22.07.
Spahn-Nachfolger gefunden – Thorsten Frei soll neuer Unionsfraktionschef werden
Welt
| 12:07 22.07.
Jens Spahn: Friedrich Merz und Markus Söder planen am Nachmittag Schalte von Fraktionsvorstand über Nachfolge
Spiegel.de
| 10:56 22.07.
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