CDU
Next leader of Germany's Union (CDU/CSU)?

FINAL RESULTThorsten Frei ✓
On July 18, 2026, Jens Spahn resigned as Unionsfraktionsvorsitzender after coming under mounting political pressure over his use of surrogacy to become a parent (see: https://www.reuters.com/world/senior-merz-ally-spahn-resigns-after-coming-under-pressure-germany-over-2026-07-18/).
This market will resolve according to the first person formally elected as Unionsfraktionsvorsitzender of the CDU/CSU Bundestag parliamentary group following Jens Spahn.
The resolution of this market will be based on the first official announcement that the CDU/CSU Bundestag parliamentary group has elected its ne…











