Three weeks after being removed from her post as Minister of State for Sports and Volunteer Work, Saxon CDU politician Christiane Schenderlein has spoken openly about her disappointment. At the same time, the 44-year-old emphasized in an interview with the *Leipziger Volkszeitung* and *Sächsische Zeitung* that, according to her own account, Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) did not cite any mistakes on her part as the reason for her dismissal.
“I was surprised and, of course, disappointed,” Schenderlein said. She had greatly enjoyed the position and would have liked to continue the work.
Merz had called her on her way back from vacation to inform her of his decision. In the call, the chancellor made it clear that the dismissal had nothing to do with her. He had been satisfied with her work but wanted to realign the office “with someone who has a certain level of public recognition.”
