German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has accepted Christine Lambrecht's resignation as defense minister and "accepts the decision," a government spokesperson said on Monday, adding that he would soon propose a successor to Germany's president.
Asked if Scholz had accepted Lambrecht's resignation, the spokesperson told a news conference: "Yes."
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Germany's Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Monday formally announced her resignation, APA reports.
The move comes after German media outlets reported on Friday that the defense chief intended stepping down after a much-critisized New Year's Eve message she posted on social media.
In her message, Lambrecht had mentioned the war in Ukraine with the sound of fireworks in the background.
Lambrecht is from Chancellor Olaf Scholz's center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD).
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