Background to the cabinet reshuffle: Three dismissals, three appointments:
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Key FactsMajor Leadership Shift and Renewal in German Union
Jul 29, 2026 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
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- Thorsten Frei was overwhelmingly elected as the new parliamentary leader of the Union, succeeding Jens Spahn.
- Chancellor Friedrich Merz completed the cabinet reshuffle amid criticism and pledged a respectful approach and fresh impetus for coalition reforms.
- Markus Söder expressed gratitude to Jens Spahn and indicated that Spahn’s political journey is not yet over.
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I am really very confident that from this parliamentary group meeting a new impulse will come, a new dynamic will come.— Friedrich Merz, during a press conference after the Unionsfraktion meeting in Berlin
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