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Chancellor Merz plans to change the government

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Jens Spahn quits his job. He was the head of the Union group. There is a fight about his child. A surrogate mother carried his child. Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants Spahn to leave.

Now the Chancellor changes the government. He wants new people for some jobs. The parties CDU and CSU talk now. Franziska Brantner is from the Green party. She sees a good chance. She says: Merz can pick new people.

A big topic is the debt brake. This is a law. The state must spend little money. The CDU wants strict rules. The debt share must fall. The state must have fewer debts.

The SPD wants more money for projects. Merz sees no quick change. He says: The law is very hard to change. The parliament has no majority for it now.

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Definitions

Debt brake
A rule. The state spends little money.
Surrogate mother
A woman carries a baby for others.
Debt share
The amount of debt compared to all money.
Union group
A group of politicians from the same party.

People

Friedrich Merz
He is the German Chancellor.
Jens Spahn
He is a politician from the party CDU.
Franziska Brantner
She is a politician from the Green party.

Locations

Germany
A country in Europe.

Sources

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FAZ

Schuldenbremse: CDU will Schuldenquote senken statt erhöhen

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Bild

Spahn-Rücktritt: Merz plant Neuaufstellung der Regierung! Wer wird was?

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Spiegel

(S+) Friedrich Merz übernimmt Verantwortung, aber schuld sind schon andere

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Bild

Kanzler zu Spahn-Rücktritt: „Fühlen Sie sich hintergangen, Herr Merz?“

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ZDFheute

Spahns Rücktritt: Grünen-Chefin Brantner sieht Chance für Merz

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