CDU: Jens Spahn will nicht mehr für Bezirksvorsitz in Münster kandidieren
Aus der Bundespolitik hat er sich als Konsequenz aus der Leihmutterschaft-Debatte bereits verabschiedet. Nun zieht er sich auch auf Bezirksebene zurück.
Dortmund - In a decision influenced by the controversy surrounding surrogacy, Jens Spahn has announced he will no longer run as the candidate for the chairmanship of the CDU in Münster. Spahn made this announcement to the "Westfälischen Nachrichten" newspaper. Despite previously stating in July that he planned to run again, it was subsequently revealed that Spahn and his wife Daniel Funke had become parents through a surrogate in the United States, a practice that is prohibited in Germany and against which Spahn's party is firmly opposed.
Spahn had previously taken a similar stance. Under pressure from within the party, Spahn had stepped down as the chairman of the CDU faction in the Bundestag, while retaining his seat as a member of parliament. Spahn, who hails from Ahaus near the Dutch border, was originally elected to head the CDU in Münsterland two years ago, taking over from NRW Health Minister Karl-Josef Laumann, who had served in the position for 21 years without contesting it again.
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