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CDU Election Losses Trigger Leadership Shake-Up, Spahn Resigns

By Drooid · Sep 30, 2026, 12:06 AM UTC · How we work

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The CDU lost state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin.
Jens Spahn resigned as CDU parliamentary group leader after hypocrisy accusations over his U.S. surrogate birth, violating Germany’s ban.
Spahn quit the Bundestag Budget Committee after BILD published a Sardinia vacation photo with his son.
Minister of State Philipp Amthor displayed a balcony beach chair, then removed it after criticism following the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania loss.

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The CDU lost state elections in Saxony-Anhalt, Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania and Berlin.
Jens Spahn resigned as CDU parliamentary group leader after hypocrisy accusations over his U.S. surrogate birth, violating Germany’s ban.
Spahn quit the Bundestag Budget Committee after BILD published a Sardinia vacation photo with his son.
Minister of State Philipp Amthor displayed a balcony beach chair, then removed it after criticism following the Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania loss.