By Reuters Staff
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FRANKFURT, March 8 (Reuters) - A German lawmaker from chancellor Angela Merkel’s party said on Monday he would stand down from the national parliament immediately for receiving payment after brokering procurement deals for face masks for local authorities.
“In order to avert further damage for my party, I withdraw from my Bundestag mandate,” said Nikolas Loebel the conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) party in a statement.
Loebel came under fire after saying on Sunday that he would he resign from the CDU faction but keep his seat in the lower house until general elections in September.