Jens Spahn leaves his job. He was the head of the party group. Spahn and his husband have a baby. A surrogate mother in the USA gave birth.
Surrogate mother means: A woman carries a child for others. This is illegal in Germany. The CDU party dislikes this. Many people in the CDU criticize Spahn. They do not like his action.
Spahn says: My private life does not fit my job. Friedrich Merz is the leader. He looks for a new person soon. He also looks for new ministers. Alexander Hoffmann leads the group for now.
The AfD party is strong in polls. They have more votes than the CDU. A big election happens in Saxony-Anhalt soon. The AfD hopes to win there.