In doing so, the intelligence agency chief directly contradicted chancellor Merkel and local security officers on the issue, only to backtrack on the public statements again in a subsequent report.
That Maassen was at least temporarily able to secure a surprising promotion from the government is due to the loyal support which he has received from interior minister Seehofer in the affair. Commenting on the widely-publicized far-right mobilizations in Chemnitz, the CSU leader told press that he would have participated in the demonstrations in question as well if he were a regular citizen.
As a consequence, a growing number of senior SPD politicians began to question Seehofer's suitability for his own post as interior minister. SPD vice president Natascha Kohnen has publicly complained that the CSU leader is "completely out of control", while SPD leader Nahles blamed him personally for harming the reputation of the government by insisting on Maassen's already annulled promotion.
According to a recent "Deutschland-Trend" opinion poll, a meagre 28 percent of Germans think that Seehofer is suitable for his role as interior minister, down by 11 percentage points compared to a survey in April. Even among self-declared CDU/CSU supporters, only 31 percent expressed support for Seehofer as the right individual to lead the interior ministry compared to 45 percent in April.
In spite of still unresolved cabinet fractures, the "grand coalition" emphasized its desire on Monday to finally move on from the Maassen affair and return to business as usual. Speaking to press in Berlin, Merkel apologized for what she described as a flawed assessment of the situation by her cabinet.
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