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Bärbel Bas resigns as German labour minister and SPD co-leader
30%
The Alternative für Deutschland’s support in national opinion polls was about 30%.
Germany’s labour minister and SPD co-leader Bärbel Bas resigned both posts, citing the death of her stepdaughter and political attacks during her bereavement. She will remain a member of parliament.
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Bärbel Bas resigned as Germany’s labour minister and co-leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
“Germany’s labour minister and co-leader of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD), Bärbel Bas, has quit both posts”
Bärbel Bas said her stepdaughter’s death led her to need time to process her grief.
“After my stepdaughter’s death, I realised that I need time to come to terms with my grief”
AllegedBärbel Bas said political attacks against her intensified while she was dealing with her family’s death.
“She said the attacks “continued to intensify during this difficult time for me personally””