German parliament: renewed criticism of Spahn within the CDU/CSU parliamentary group
In July, Jens Spahn stepped down as parliamentary group leader. He is now a member of the budget committee. However, some members of the parliamentary group are now calling for Spahn's exclusion following a photo.
There is unrest in the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the German Bundestag over former group leader Jens Spahn. His absence from two days of plenary and budget committee sessions has caused irritation among MPs. A meeting of the group's budget working group on Friday reportedly discussed Spahn's membership, with some members calling for his removal, but a deal was reached for a probationary period until the end of the year.
Spahn had stepped down as group leader in July after becoming a father through surrogacy, which is banned in Germany.
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