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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.
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