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SPD co-chairman Bass resigns

Bass announced his resignation as party chairman and labor minister, saying he needed to deal with the grief of losing his daughter and facing public attacks

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  • On the 12th local time, Barber Bass, co-chairman of the German Social Democratic Party and federal minister of labor and social affairs, announced his resignation as party chairman and minister.
  • She said she needed to grieve over the death of her daughter and faced continued public criticism, making it impossible for her to fully perform her duties in the short term.
  • Alexander Schweitzer, chairman of the Social Democratic Party group in the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, will take over as labor minister.

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Bass will serve as Germany's Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs from May 2025, and will serve as Chairman of the Social Democratic Party from June of the same year.

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China News Service, Berlin, October 12 (Reporter Ma Xiuxiu) On the 12th local time, Barber Bass, co-chairman of the German Social Democratic Party and federal minister of labor and social affairs, announced his resignation as party chairman and requested the German Chancellor to relieve him of his ministerial duties.

Bass said in a letter released by the SPD leadership that after her stepdaughter's death she realized she needed time to grieve. Meanwhile, public criticism and attacks against her continue during this difficult time.

She said that she decided to resign from the above-mentioned position because she is currently unable to regain enough energy in the short term to fully perform her government and party duties. However, she will continue to serve as a member of the German Bundestag.

Bass has served as a member of the German Bundestag since 2009, and has served as Speaker of the German Bundestag from 2021 to 2025. He has served as the German Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs since May 2025, and has served as Chairman of the Social Democratic Party with Klingbeyer since June of the same year.

Analysts believe that Bass's resignation is another blow to the ruling coalition composed of the Alliance Party and the Social Democratic Party. Both the SPD and CDU have seen significant declines in support over the past few months and suffered serious setbacks in state parliamentary elections in eastern Germany.

According to German media reports, Alexander Schweitzer, chairman of the Social Democratic Party group in the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament, will succeed Bass as Germany's federal minister of labor and social affairs. The Social Democratic Party has confirmed the news to the media.

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