Bundestag President Wolfgang Schäuble no longer wants to stand for the federal executive committee at the planned special party conference of the CDU.
"He is not available for a candidacy for the federal executive committee of his party," said a spokesman for Schäuble on Tuesday when asked.
The newspapers of the Funke media group had previously reported on it.
Berlin - The 79-year-old wants to stay in the Bundestag for the full legislative period, in his constituency in Offenburg he won the direct mandate again in the election.
"He intends to exercise the direct mandate for the full electoral term," said the spokesman.
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The election campaign that Maaßen is leading as a direct candidate in southern Thuringia has "not much to do with the CDU program," said Höcke on Wednesday in Erfurt.
"There are many interfaces to the AfD." However, this is not due to the CDU program, but solely to the person of Maaßen.
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Two days after the clear election victory of the Social Democrats, the 52-year-old was confirmed in office with a large majority at a first meeting of the parliamentary group on Tuesday.
A spokeswoman said that he received 33 yes votes with a no vote.
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After the Bundestag election debacle of the Union, the follow-up debate about Prime Minister Laschet is getting underway in North Rhine-Westphalia.
Transport Minister Wüst apparently has the best prospects.
The new prime minister could be elected in November.
Löttgen: Laschet presents suggestions after the weekend
After its historic debacle in the federal election, the CDU wants to re-elect the entire federal executive committee at a special party conference.
It is unclear whether the party congress will take place in December or, if possible, in January.
So far, Schäuble is a member of the CDU Presidium as President of the Bundestag.
However, the office will be filled again after the federal elections, as a rule it goes to the strongest parliamentary group in the Bundestag, now the SPD.
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