German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht, who has multiplied blunders during her mandate, has decided to resign, several German media reported on Friday January 13.
According to the daily
Bild
, the first to have reported this information, this resignation would be a personal decision of the Minister without being imposed by the Chancellery.
The newspaper
Süddeutsche Zeitung
specifies for its part that Christine Lambrecht, 57, a member of the same Social Democratic Party (SPD) as Chancellor Olaf Scholz, should leave her post in the coming week.
The NTV television channel adds that a successor to the minister is currently being sought within the SPD.
Asked by AFP, the Ministry of Defense refused to comment on "
rumors
".
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Controversial remarks
Christine Lambrecht has come under fire recently for controversial comments about the war in Ukraine.
She said she had “
many special impressions
” thanks to this conflict.
She also mentioned “
many, many meetings with interesting and wonderful people
”.
"
For that, I say a big thank you
," she added.
Already in January 2022, she had been criticized for having announced the sending of 5,000 helmets to Ukraine, which at the same time was demanding heavy weapons to protect itself from a possible conflict with Russia.
According to a recent survey of 5,000 people by the organization Civey, 77% of Germans are in favor of his departure, only 13% wishing to keep him.
