A German Cabinet minister has stepped down after taking a four-week vacation shortly after devastating floods occurred last year in the state where she was a senior official, APA reports citing DW.
Anne Spiegel (Greens) is the first minister to quit Chancellor Olaf Scholz's federal government since he assumed office last year. She became the family, senior citizens, women, and youth minister in December as part of Scholz's Cabinet and apologized for her vacation in an emotional address on Sunday evening.
But on Monday, she announced her decision to resign "due to political pressure," Spiegel said in a statement. "I am doing this to avert damage to the office, which is facing major political challenges."
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz expressed his "great respect" for Spiegel and wished her "all the best for the future after this difficult time."
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