Jens Spahn leaves his post as group leader
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Jens Spahn is no longer leader of the Union group. He explains his resignation. Spahn and his husband now have a child. A surrogate mother in the USA carried the baby. In Germany, surrogate motherhood is against the law. Spahn defended this law in the past. Many people in the CDU think his action is wrong. The party follows Christian values.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to fill the job soon. He talks with CSU leader Markus Söder about a successor. Merz might change the whole government. This is called a cabinet reshuffle. Possible names for new jobs are Torsten Frei or Carsten Linnemann. A decision will happen in July.
Jens Spahn stays a member of the German parliament. He still gets money for this. His gross salary is 17.300 Euro each month. He pays his office and staff with this money. The Union wants peace in the party before the state elections. The AfD is getting stronger in the polls.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants to fill the job soon. He talks with CSU leader Markus Söder about a successor. Merz might change the whole government. This is called a cabinet reshuffle. Possible names for new jobs are Torsten Frei or Carsten Linnemann. A decision will happen in July.
Jens Spahn stays a member of the German parliament. He still gets money for this. His gross salary is 17.300 Euro each month. He pays his office and staff with this money. The Union wants peace in the party before the state elections. The AfD is getting stronger in the polls.
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Definitions
- Surrogate motherhood
- A woman carries a child for other people. She gives the child away after birth.
- Union group
- The common group of members from CDU and CSU in the German parliament.
- Cabinet reshuffle
- The head of government replaces several ministers or important people in his team.
- Gross
- The wage before the deduction of taxes and insurances.
People
- Jens Spahn
- An important politician of the CDU and former health minister.
- Friedrich Merz
- The current Chancellor of Germany and leader of the CDU party.
- Markus Söder
- The leader of the CSU party and head of the state Bavaria.
Locations
- United States of America
- A large country in North America where surrogate motherhood is allowed in some parts.
- Germany
- A country in Central Europe where the law forbids surrogate motherhood.
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