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Brinkhaus renounces parliamentary group chairmanship in favor of Merz

2022-01-27T18:28:27.125Z


The designated CDU leader Friedrich Merz will probably also lead his party's parliamentary group in the future: The acting parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus has announced that he will vacate the post.


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Friedrich Merz (centre) and Ralph Brinkhaus (right) with Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) in the Bundestag

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Union parliamentary group leader Ralph Brinkhaus will not run again for the parliamentary group chairmanship in favor of the future CDU chairman Friedrich Merz.

Brinkhaus announced this on Thursday evening in a letter to the members of the Bundestag from the CDU and CSU.

Brinkhaus proposes to elect the new parliamentary group leader on February 15th.

More soon at SPIEGEL.de.

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Source: spiegel

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