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Adenauer managed to remain in office for almost another year, but the scandal increased the pressure already on him to fulfill his promise to resign before the end of the term.

Adenauer was not on good terms with his economics minister Ludwig Erhard and tried to block him from the chancellorship.

Adenauer failed, and in October 1963 he turned the office over to Erhard.

He did remain chairman of the CDU until his resignation in December 1966.