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Jens Spahn Steps Down as Head of CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group at Bundestag
Jens Spahn announced on July 18, 2026 his withdrawal from the leadership of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group at the Bundestag, the lower chamber of the German federal parliament, according to Zeit Online. Lower Saxony's CDU regional organization welcomed the departure in a statement, calling it 'consequent and necessary.' The party argues that a 'personal decision' by Spahn now prevents him from embodying the political credibility expected of such a position. The nature of this personal decision has not been specified in available sources.