Germany defence minister to resign

BERLIN, 15 January 2023, (TON): Germany’s Defence Minister Christine Lambrecht has decided to step down from her post, several major national media reported on Friday, after she came under fire over a series of gaffes.

The plan to resign came from Lambrecht herself, and not from the chancellery, said Bild daily, which first reported on the move without citing its sources.

Separately, Sueddeutsche daily said the minister, who is from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Social Democratic Party (SPD), is looking at stepping down in the coming week.

Rolling news channel NTV added that the search was on within the SPD for a replacement for the 57-year-old.

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