Spahn Succession: Merz and Söder Seem to Agree on Frei

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Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder have agreed on Merz's close confidant Thorsten Frei as Jens Spahn's successor. Maximilian Stascheit discusses the upcoming cabinet reshuffle, which may involve Nina Warken in the Chancellery and perhaps Carsten Linnemann soon taking over the Health Ministry. In a 200-second interview, Felix Schreiner, parliamentary manager of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group, puts the personnel decision into perspective. He sees Fr…

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Thorsten Frei, head of the Federal Chancellery, is to lead the Union faction. No spectacular personality, but an obvious one, which shows how thin the staff cover of the CDU is. For the successor in the Chancellery there is not yet a candidate.

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Straubinger Tagblatt [Newsroom] Straubing (ots) - In the Union faction, other rules may apply. At its head, Frei could play out his strengths. He is well connected, appreciated and knows the internal mechanisms. Free can do that, according to Jens Spahns ... Continue reading here...Original content of: Straubinger Tagblatt, transmitted by news up-to-date

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CDU politician Thorsten Frei is a close confidant of Friedrich Merz. In 2013 he made the leap into the Berlin Bundestag. The farewell from his homeland was not easy for the native Badener - also due to his family.

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The party leaders of CDU and CSU, Friedrich Merz and Markus Söder, have proposed to the Union faction Chancellor's Office Minister Thorsten Frei (CDU) as their new chairman. "The proposal was presented in a video conference with the group bureau and then presented to the members of the group, both parties informed on Wednesday. The group is to elect a new head after the resignation of the former chairman Jens Spahn (CDU) in a special meeting on …

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CDU and CSU have agreed on Thorsten Frei as successors to Jens Spahn. The former head of the chancellor's office knows the parliamentary business. However, further questions arise from the personnel decision.