He has agreed to call off his run for leader of the party in his home state of Mecklenburg-Pomerania and has resigned from a parliamentary committee on terrorism.Ī Roman Catholic who has voiced his opinions against gay marriage and “gender mainstreaming”, he was seen in the party as a bulwark against the AfD in the conservative east.

The scandal has already cost Amthor just when his career seemed to be taking off. At the very least that poses some questions.” He was personally present at two meetings and received financial advantage from the company. “He used his position as an MP to open doors to the Economy Ministry. “I think he has made a serious error of judgement,” said Timo Lange of NGO Lobb圜ontrol. It’s not just political opponents who smell a rat. The Lefty party are calling the scandal 'Amthor-gate' and are demanding that he give up his seat in the Bundestag. “If Philipp Amthor is the future of the CDU, then good-bye conservatism,” joked Jan Korte, a leading figure in the Left Party. At 27 years of age he is one of the youngest people ever to have entered the Bundestag. Political opponents have already started sharpening their knives for Amthor, who is widely recognised as a prodigious political talent. Such an action could lead to legal consequences. The Bundestag will now look into whether Amthor hid his association with Augustus Intelligence when he lobbied the Economy ministry to back them. Whether an apology will be enough is another matter.

I think that was correct and appropriate.” “Philipp Amthor made a political mistake,” his CDU colleague Michael Grosse-Brömer told a local newspaper over thwe weekend.īut Grosse-Brömer said that Amthor had “recognised his mistake and quickly apologised. These Terms of Use are subject to change without notice.No one disputes that the fresh-faced Amthor made a big error when he decided to lobby the government to support the IT firm Augustus Intelligence while at the same time going on business trips at the company’s expense. If you'd like to request a refund, please Submit a Request via For information regarding refunds requested due to Prodigy’s inability to support your usage of the program technically, please see Prodigy’s Terms of Use. If you choose to cancel your membership subscription without expressly requesting a refund from Prodigy by e-mail or phone, a refund will not be granted.Īfter the first 15 days of the most recent monthly term or 30 days of an annual term have elapsed, a refund will not be granted, nor will Prodigy pro-rate a fee charged. The refund will only be issued to the method of payment selected during your initial purchase of the membership subscription. If a refund is expressly requested by the owner of the membership subscription within:Ī full refund of fees paid for the most recent term will be granted.

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