
Bärbel Bas tritt als SPD-Vorsitzende und Ministerin zurück. Die Angriffe gegen sie rissen selbst trotz eines Trauerfalls nicht ab.
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Bärbel Bas trat als SPD-Vorsitzende und Ministerin zurück, begleitet von anhaltenden politischen Angriffen.
meinung •Rücktritt von Bärbel Bas Am Ende wurde es boshaft und unanständig
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Bärbel Bas tritt als SPD-Vorsitzende und Ministerin zurück. Die Angriffe gegen sie rissen selbst dann nicht ab, als der Trauerfall in ihrer Familie längst bekannt war. Das sagt viel aus über die Politik – und die Union.

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