Bärbel Bas gives up her jobs. She is the minister for labor. She is also one of 2 leaders of the SPD party. She stops because of private grief. Her stepdaughter dies. She needs time for herself now.
Bas says: Other politicians attack her strongly. These attacks come from the CDU party too. The CDU is a partner in the government. This hurts Bas very much. She says she has no strength for work right now.
Lars Klingbeil is the other leader of the SPD. He plans a big meeting of the party now. This meeting takes place in December or January. The SPD elects a brand new leadership there. Klingbeil thinks the attacks on Bas are bad. He wants to make the SPD strong again.
Alexander Schweitzer shall be the new labor minister. But some women in the SPD are against this. They want a woman for the office instead. Manuela Schwesig can perhaps become the new leader of the SPD. She is the head of government in a state.
Chancellor Friedrich Merz praises the work of Bas. He says her step down earns respect. But Bas stays a member of the parliament. That is the parliament of Germany.
