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Stories for March 13th 2021

  • Saturday, March 13th 2021 - 08:00 UTC

    German ruling coalition lawmakers resign for brokering face mask procurement deal

    The scandal made headlines this week when CDU lawmaker Nikolas Löbel quit his seat.  His colleague Georg Nüsslein from CSU had earlier stepped down

    Lawmakers from Chancellor Angela Merkel's ruling party and coalition had to declare by writing that they hadn't received money for consulting or procurement related to the Covid 19 situation, following claims several of them were involved in face mask purchases. Party officials said that all 240 conservative lawmakers had sent back their declaration as requested.

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