'Mask Affair' Hits Angela Merkel's CDU Ahead of Elections, Two Lawmakers Resign Over Kickback Payments for Face Mask Purchases

Ahead of key regional elections, German Chancellor Angela Merkel is facing heat after two lawmakers of the ruling Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parliamentary group were accused of receiving benefits from state purchases of face masks. One of the lawmakers, involved in the scandal dubbed the "mask affair" by German media, is CDU leader Nikolas Löbel and another is Georg Nüsslein who is from CDU's CSU Bavarian sister party. Angela Merkel Panics After...