Chancellor Olaf Scholz promises a ‘prompt’ new appointment to problematic position
A government spokeswoman said Mr Scholz “respects Ms Lambrecht’s decision and thanks her for the good work that she did during this difficult and challenging time as defence minister”., in particular her level of engagement in Germany’s response to the Russia-Ukraine war, Ms Lambrecht handed in her resignation on Monday morning saying media interest in her person had become a distraction for the office.
Her spokesman was unable to say where she was going, leaving confusion over whether she was staying on in an acting capacity. But it was a growing number of hair-raising private anecdotes from her officials, and a regular stream of public gaffes, that left the Social Democratic minister with few friends in political Berlin.From social media posts with her son in an official plane to troop inspections in high heels, the defence minister soon became a regular butt of jokes and memes and increasingly harsh newspaper editorials.
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