Chancellor Merz and Nina Warken in a government office discussing cabinet changes.
Chancellor Merz and Nina Warken in a government office discussing cabinet changes.
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Merz plans cabinet reshuffle with Warken as chancellery chief

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Chancellor Friedrich Merz has decided on key cabinet changes according to sources in union circles. Nina Warken is set to become head of the chancellery.

Health Minister Nina Warken is set to become the new head of the chancellery. She succeeds Thorsten Frei, who is to take over leadership of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group after Jens Spahn's resignation.

The 47-year-old Warken would become the first woman in the role. Carsten Linnemann is to replace Warken at the health ministry.

Frei is scheduled to be elected new chairman by the group next Wednesday. Spahn resigned last Saturday.

According to Handelsblatt, Merz has made the personnel decisions. Official confirmation is still pending.

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Users express mixed reactions to Nina Warken's appointment as chancellery chief in Merz's cabinet reshuffle, with some viewing it as a strategic CDU move to shield her from criticism and others questioning Linnemann's lack of health expertise or the overall political maneuvering.

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