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Bärbel Bas war Co-Vorsitzende der SPD und Bundesministerin für Arbeit und Soziales. Sie trat zurück aufgrund des Todes ihrer Stieftochter und wegen öffentlicher Angriffe, auch aus den Reihen des Koalitionspartners.
Bärbel Bas tritt mit sofortiger Wirkung sowohl als Co-Vorsitzende der SPD als auch als Bundesministerin für Arbeit und Soziales zurück. Das gab die 58-Jährige in einer schriftlichen Stellungnahme bekannt. Grund für den Rücktritt sei der kürzliche Tod ihrer Stieftochter. Bas wolle sich Zeit nehmen zu trauern und „öffentlichen Angriffen“ zu entziehen, die „auch aus den Reihen des Koalitionspartners“ zuletzt forciert worden seien.
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Die SPD wird in den kommenden Wochen eine neue Co-Vorsitzende neben Lars Klingbeil bestimmen.
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According to the ARD capital studio, Alexander Schweitzer is to become the new Federal Minister of Labor. He succeeds Bärbel Bas, who had recently resigned from her position following the death of her stepdaughter.

The SPD co-chair and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas announced her resignation on Monday. She cited mourning for her deceased stepdaughter as well as sharp public attacks from within the Union's ranks as reasons.

Nine agriculture and consumer protection ministers from the CDU and CSU declared their rejection of a sugar tax in a letter to Chancellor Friedrich Merz. They point to the coalition agreement, which relies on voluntary and personal responsibility for healthy eating, and warn of economic consequences for agriculture due to rising costs for fertilizer and diesel.

Bärbel Bas has surprisingly announced her resignation as SPD co-chair and Federal Minister of Labor. She justifies this with the death of her stepdaughter and the need to take time to grieve. She also criticizes public attacks, including from the ranks of the coalition partner, which were further promoted during this difficult time. However, she retains her Bundestag mandate.

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