Thorsten Frei (CDU) confirmed as new CDU/CSU parliamentary group chairman (29 July 2026)
Hit
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Published on 26. July 2026
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Predicted for 29. July 2026
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Based on: Ongoing Event
Polymarket prices Frei's election at 98%. Chancellor Merz nominated his chancellery chief on 22 July 2026 to succeed resigned Jens Spahn (surrogacy controversy). No rival candidates entered; the CDU/CSU group votes at a special session on 29 July. Bloomberg reported the nomination as a done deal. Verification: CDU press release after the parliamentary group session, 29 July 2026.
Data basis for this prediction
- Polymarket: 98 % (Stand 26.07.2026)
- Bloomberg: 'Merz's Chief of Staff to Be Named Parliamentary Group Leader' (22.07.2026)
- TheColu.mn: 'Thorsten Frei Set to Replace Spahn as CDU/CSU Parliamentary Group Leader' (22.07.2026)
- BrusselsSignal: 'Merz picks chancellery chief to lead German conservatives after surrogacy row' (Juli 2026)
Verdict: Hit
Die Vorhersage ist vollständig eingetreten. Thorsten Frei wurde am 29. Juli 2026 auf einer Sondersitzung der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion im Reichstagsgebäude mit 170 von 185 abgegebenen Stimmen (91,9 %) zum neuen Fraktionsvorsitzenden gewählt. Nominiert wurde er von Friedrich Merz (CDU) und Markus Söder (CSU) als Nachfolger des am 18. Juli zurückgetretenen Jens Spahn (Leihmutterschaftsaffäre). Quellen: cducsu.de Pressemitteilung, bundestag.de Textarchiv, t-online.de (91,9 Prozent-Meldung).
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