The former head of Germany’s domestic intelligence service who lost his job after appearing to downplay violence against migrants has announced his intention to resign from the centre-right Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party. Hans-Georg Maaßen, a long-time CDU politician, announced his plans on Thursday in a post on X, formerly Twitter. Earlier this week, Maaßen and other politicians had set the course for the foundation of a new German political party, the WerteUnion (Values Union), with Maaßen as party leader. “When a horse is dead, you have to unsaddle it – and the CDU is not only heart…