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Jens Spahn withdraws from the budget committee

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Former CDU parliamentary group leader Jens Spahn is giving up his seat on the Bundestag's budget committee.
As justification, he cites the strong politicization of his person and his recent resignation in July.

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Jens Spahn was the former parliamentary group leader of the CDU and resigned in July.

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The former parliamentary group leader of the CDU, Jens Spahn, is withdrawing from the Bundestag's budget committee. "After careful consideration over the weekend, I will give up my seat on the budget committee. Everything surrounding me is currently so politicized that normal work will hardly be possible," he wrote in the CDU householders' WhatsApp group.

The message is available to “Spiegel”. Spahn further wrote: “I also notice in and within myself that my resignation in July is still far too recent to start again as if nothing had happened.”

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Open Questions

Who will take the seat on the budget committee?
How does the CDU leadership react to the withdrawal?