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Back“If the paralysis lasts until the election, it would be a political and economic catastrophe.”
“If the paralysis lasts until the election, it would be a political and economic catastrophe.”
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“If the paralysis lasts until the election, it would be a political and economic catastrophe.”

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  • Employer President Rainer Dulger warns of political and economic catastrophes if the standstill in social policy continues until the next election.
  • At the same time, Labor Minister Hubertus Bas resigns for personal reasons after coming to terms with the death of her stepdaughter.

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Germany is in a period of political deadlock as the government argues over social reforms. Labor Minister Hubertus Bas resigned due to personal grief.

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Without reforms to the social systems, Germany is heading for dark times, according to employer president Rainer Dulger. “If the state of paralysis lasts until the next election, possibly until 2029, it would be a political and economic catastrophe,” he told the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” before the German Employers’ Day on Tuesday.

“Then the current government would be at an end – and with it the hope that the political center is capable of reforms,” said Dulger. It must be clear to everyone involved: “Anyone who does not reform the social systems now will assume responsibility for these consequences.”

Labor Minister Bas announced on Monday that she would give up her positions in the party and federal government. In a personal statement, she announced that she would resign as SPD chairman as of today. At the same time, she asked Chancellor Friedrich Merz to dismiss her from her position as Federal Minister of Labor and Social Affairs.

Bas had cited her grief as the reason for her resignation: "After the death of my stepdaughter, I realized that I needed time to process the grief. I would like to take enough time for myself. Since I cannot currently muster the strength to fully carry out my government and party work in the short term, I have decided to give up both positions," said the 58-year-old. The Rhineland-Palatinate SPD parliamentary group leader Schweitzer will be her successor in the Ministry of Labor.

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  • The federal government is being put under pressure to prepare social reforms in order to avoid further standstill.

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  • What specific social reforms does Dulger propose?
  • How will the succession process work in the Ministry of Labor?
  • What impact does Bas' resignation have on the SPD?

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This article was originally published by Die Welt.

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