Linnemann's withdrawal and the consequences for Merz

CDU Secretary General Linnemann doesn't want to become a minister. According to party leader Merz, this is not due to the new ministry cut.

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And suddenly there is movement in the CDU: Carsten Linnemann renounces a ministerial office, Jens Spahn and Philipp Amthor want to rethink the handling of the AfD. Only party leader Friedrich Merz lets the debate pass by so far.

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Jens Spahn speculates about a different way of dealing with the AfD, Linnemann refrains from a cabinet post. It acts the "Isnogud Syndrome".

On 6 May, Friedrich Merz will be elected Chancellor. The CDU chief outlines how things will go on afterwards. This also includes an unusual step.