> Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) resigns. She asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to be dismissed, said a statement by the minister, which was presented to the German Press Agency on Monday from the Ministry of Defense.
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> Meanwhile, there is already a wide debate about the possible successor to the post, which has become even more important because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Party leader Klingbeil and Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil are traded as possible Social Democratic candidates for the important post, as well as the Bundestag Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl .
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> Various voices called for a political heavyweight in the post. “Defense policy has now become existential for Germany; this is no longer a political side issue,” said former military commissioner Hans-Peter Bartels ( SPD ) to the editorial network Germany (RND, Monday). “The decision about the successor should be based on that. The chancellor needs someone with great political fighting weight.”
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> In the “Bild” newspaper, the chairman of the Bundeswehr Association, André Wüstner, called for a person who “can be placed across party lines” and who understands “the big picture”. and be assertive”. Wüstner added: “Nobody expects magic to happen in the first few weeks, but a message of departure would be more important than ever.”
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> Union politician Wadephul says that Klingbeil and Högl are “the only SPD politicians who could fill the office from day one”. He added: “And that’s exactly what it has to be about, we owe it to our allies as well.”
> US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected in Berlin on Thursday. Defense ministers from Western countries are scheduled to hold talks at the US Ramstein Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate on Friday about further military aid to Ukraine.
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> Lambrecht (57) has been criticized for months, and the opposition Union has repeatedly called for her resignation. Critics accused her of slow procurement for the Bundeswehr and a lack of expertise, but her public appearance was repeatedly criticized. A photo of her son traveling in a Bundeswehr helicopter made negative headlines. Lambrecht recently caused irritation with a New Year’s message spread on Instagram, in which she spoke about the Ukraine war accompanied by New Year’s Eve fireworks.
overdue, she was just a bad choice from day one.
Let’s hope that Eva Alexandra Ingrid Irmgard Anna Högl, current parliamentary Commissioner of the Bundeswehr gets the Gig.
Her Longname-ness is already up to Speed and could likely attend Stuff like the Rammstein conference without Issue.
Damn finally. But I don’t have high hopes. SPD will probably replace it with another figurehead.
Welp…
At least she had the guts to resign, so respect. I often look at politicians of all sorts, wondering “HTF are you still here?”.
Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll see her again in a few years when she becomes president of the European Commission.
good riddance, dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Well, it was nice while it lasted. The real treasure was the friends she made along the way.
I just learned about this. Wow it’s like a parody or something. At the time of critical importance they put someone incompetent in charge.
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> Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht (SPD) resigns. She asked Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) to be dismissed, said a statement by the minister, which was presented to the German Press Agency on Monday from the Ministry of Defense.
>
> Meanwhile, there is already a wide debate about the possible successor to the post, which has become even more important because of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine. Party leader Klingbeil and Minister of Labor Hubertus Heil are traded as possible Social Democratic candidates for the important post, as well as the Bundestag Commissioner for the Armed Forces, Eva Högl .
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> Various voices called for a political heavyweight in the post. “Defense policy has now become existential for Germany; this is no longer a political side issue,” said former military commissioner Hans-Peter Bartels ( SPD ) to the editorial network Germany (RND, Monday). “The decision about the successor should be based on that. The chancellor needs someone with great political fighting weight.”
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> In the “Bild” newspaper, the chairman of the Bundeswehr Association, André Wüstner, called for a person who “can be placed across party lines” and who understands “the big picture”. and be assertive”. Wüstner added: “Nobody expects magic to happen in the first few weeks, but a message of departure would be more important than ever.”
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> Union politician Wadephul says that Klingbeil and Högl are “the only SPD politicians who could fill the office from day one”. He added: “And that’s exactly what it has to be about, we owe it to our allies as well.”
> US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin is expected in Berlin on Thursday. Defense ministers from Western countries are scheduled to hold talks at the US Ramstein Air Force base in Rhineland-Palatinate on Friday about further military aid to Ukraine.
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> Lambrecht (57) has been criticized for months, and the opposition Union has repeatedly called for her resignation. Critics accused her of slow procurement for the Bundeswehr and a lack of expertise, but her public appearance was repeatedly criticized. A photo of her son traveling in a Bundeswehr helicopter made negative headlines. Lambrecht recently caused irritation with a New Year’s message spread on Instagram, in which she spoke about the Ukraine war accompanied by New Year’s Eve fireworks.
overdue, she was just a bad choice from day one.
Let’s hope that Eva Alexandra Ingrid Irmgard Anna Högl, current parliamentary Commissioner of the Bundeswehr gets the Gig.
Her Longname-ness is already up to Speed and could likely attend Stuff like the Rammstein conference without Issue.
Damn finally. But I don’t have high hopes. SPD will probably replace it with another figurehead.
Welp…
At least she had the guts to resign, so respect. I often look at politicians of all sorts, wondering “HTF are you still here?”.
Don’t worry, I’m sure you’ll see her again in a few years when she becomes president of the European Commission.
good riddance, dont let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.
Well, it was nice while it lasted. The real treasure was the friends she made along the way.
I just learned about this. Wow it’s like a parody or something. At the time of critical importance they put someone incompetent in charge.
I hope they choose a suitable replacement!