Germany’s Merz turns resignation of party bigwig to his advantage

Jens Spahn, parliamentary leader of Merz’s center-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU), resigned after using a surrogate mother in the U.S., which is banned in Germany. Chancellor Friedrich Merz is leveraging Spahn’s departure to consider a cabinet reshuffle to strengthen his coalition and prepare for regional elections where the far-right AfD is expected to perform well.