Kiesewetter out of the control committee: Merz adds!

Kiesewetter out of the control committee: Merz adds!

Aalen, Deutschland - Roderich Kiesewetter, the CDU member of the Bundestag from Aalen and current deputy chair of the parliamentary control committee (PKG), is not proposed again for a nomination. This reports Swabian post . Kiesewetter, who already worked as chairman of the PKG from 2020 to 2022, had expressed the wish to continue to be part of the body, but accepted the decision, which was apparently already made at the highest political level.

Chancellor Friedrich Merz is said to have personally intervened in the nomination decision. Kiesewetter himself suspects that his critical attitude towards Russia and his support for arms deliveries on Ukraine had an impact on this decision. However, as a chairman of his parliamentary group in the Federal Foreign Committee, he remains active, a position that he has been holding since January 2014.

Details for nomination

The PKG has the task of monitoring the German intelligence services, including the Federal Intelligence Service (BND), the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution and the military shielding service. In the Union faction, Alexander Throm and Marc Henrichmann were proposed to the PKG for the nomination, with Henrichmann being chaired. The Union faction management has signaled that gravel weather should no longer be part of the PKG, which has triggered discussions within the CDU in the past few weeks. Kiesewetter said that he did not want to go into a martial candidacy so as not to damage the office.

The reasons behind the decision are complex. Kiesewetter is a prominent CDU politician who often appears on talk shows and formulates clear, concise positions. According to Süddeutscher Zeitung so far only Jens Spahn in 2023 more appearances in the political valley. ZDF. Nevertheless, gravel weather has come under pressure in their own party. His attitude on various topics, the hard course against the AfD and critical statements about the federal government have prompted some in the CDU to question his nomination.

Kiesewetter's political career

Roderich Kiesewetter was born on September 11, 1963 in Pfullendorf. After graduating from high school in 1982, he joined the artillery team as a professional officer candidate and studied economics. His political stations include his membership in the Bundestag since 2009 and the appointment as deputy chairman of the PKG in 2022. In addition, he is a member of several committees and is involved in various voluntary functions, such as in the advisory board of the Federal Academy for Security Policy.

Kiesewetter remains an experienced specialist who continues to be active in his role as chairman in the foreign committee. His tasks in the committee include essential aspects of foreign policy and the relationships of Germany to other countries. However, the developments related to his non -advancing in the PKG raise questions about how the CDU will deal with critical voices within its ranks in the future.