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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.
German lawmaker from Merkel s conservatives resigns over face mask scandal
This content was published on March 7, 2021 - 19:08
March 7, 2021 - 19:08
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - A German lawmaker from chancellor Angela Merkel s party said on Sunday he would resign to avert further damage for receiving payments for brokering procurement deals of facemasks for local authorities.
Nikolas Loebel, a member of Merkel s conservative Christian Democrats (CDU) party, said on Sunday he would resign as member of Merkel s parliamentary group with immediate effect but keep his seat in the Bundestag, the lower house, until federal elections scheduled for September.
In a statement, Loebel said he apologized that his conduct did not meet the special moral duty of his office.