
Christine Lambrecht, the German Minister of Defense resigned. According to the dpa report, Lambrecht, who has been the target of criticism several times, requested Chancellor Scholz to leave the post.
As of the weekend, some German media reported that the German Minister of Defense, Christine Lambrecht, will resign.
On Monday, the dpa news agency announced the resignation of Lambrecht, referring to the request that she addresses to Chancellor Scholz for leaving the post, a request that the dpa has in hand.
Lambrecht has been the center of criticism several times. Recently, a New Year's Eve video caused strong reactions and criticism. Lambrecht posted a video on social media, where in the background of the noise of fireworks that were thrown in Berlin, she talked about the experience during the year, emphasizing that this year has been with "many special impressions, meetings with interesting and wonderful people". .
Her statement before the war in Ukraine with many dead, was considered inappropriate. The CDU/CSU opposition demanded Lambrecht's resignation after the video. But there has also been criticism of the problems in the supply of the Bundeswehr or its public appearance.
Even ARD paid attention to the resignation of the Minister of Defense at the weekend. Chancellor Scholz would lose a loyal minister, according to ARD correspondent Stephan Stuchlik. A very difficult task awaits the successor, because the Ministry of Defense is facing big changes, this in relation to the implementation of the giant fund of 100 billion euros made available for defense after the start of the war in Ukraine. According to "Süddeutscher Zeitung", Eva Högl of the SPD, currently in charge of the Bundestag's army, would have a chance for this post.
On Saturday it was the German newspaper "Süddeutscher Zeitung" which wrote that Christine Lambrecht will hand over the job next week. And on Saturday, according to the "Bild" newspaper, the initiative for handing over the post came from the social democratic politician herself. According to the media, the reason for handing over the task from the Minister of Defense is to convince Lambrecht that a new beginning is needed in the Ministry of Defense./DW/