Jens Spahn according to media reports new head of the Union faction

Jens Spahn succeeds Friedrich Merz with more than 90 percent of the votes. The 44-year-old was Minister of Health during the Corona crisis

CDU and CSU have a successor to Friedrich Merz at their head: more than 90 percent of the members of the Union voted in favour of Jens Spahn as group presidents.

By a large majority, the Union faction elected former Minister of Health Jens Spahn as its chairman, replacing the designated Chancellor Friedrich Merz.

According to consistent reports, the Union faction in the Bundestag elected former Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) as the successor of Friedrich Merz as the new chairman. Merz is to be elected Chancellor in the Bundestag this Tuesday.

According to consistent media reports, the Union faction in the Bundestag elected former Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn (CDU) to succeed Friedrich Merz as its new chairman. Merz is to be elected Chancellor in the Bundestag tomorrow.

He was in discussion as Minister of Economic Affairs. However, the office that Jens Spahn is now to take over is much more powerful: the former competitor of Friedrich Merz strives for the presidency of the political group.