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Friedrich Merz announces Cabinet reshuffle

newsJul 24, 202644177

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a Cabinet reshuffle on Friday after CDU parliamentary leader Jens Spahn resigned over a surrogacy controversy. Carsten Linnemann, until now CDU general secretary, will replace Nina Warken as health minister. Nina Warken will become Merz's new chief of staff, the first woman to hold that job. Philipp Amthor was unveiled as minister of state responsible for managing federal relations with Germany's 16 states. Merz said he would announce further cabinet changes "in a few days yet, and perhaps more time." German media have reported Transport Minister Patrick Schnieder may step down, and outlets have tipped CDU treasurer Franziska Hoppermann as the party's next general secretary. Merz earlier appointed his previous chief of staff, Thorsten Frei, to fill the position on Wednesday as part of the wider personnel moves, and the chancellor framed the reshuffle as part of a bid to make a reform government that represents personal diversity while addressing low popularity amid economic stagnation.

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