THE Family Minister Anne Spiegel submitted a while ago her resignationunder the weight of the revelation, from the newspaper BILD am Sonntag, that last summer, when he was still Minister of Environment of the Rhineland-Palatinate, he had gone on a four-week vacation while the area was facing deadly floods in which 184 people lost their lives.
“I decided today, due to political pressure, to resign from the position of Minister of Family. I am doing this in order to prevent damage to the ministry, which is facing major political challenges. “says Ms. Spiegel in her written statement.
Yesterday, Sunday, Mrs. Spiegel, in a very charged TV appearance, apologized for her choices and apologized for her mistakes, while emphasizing that she faced the dilemma between her responsibilities as a husband and mother and those of the minister, as well as her husband had suffered a stroke in 2019, while her four children had been particularly affected by the quarantine for the pandemic.
Soltz’s emotion for her apology
“The chancellor certainly saw the statement” by Mrs Spiegel, said Deputy Government Spokeswoman Christiane Hoffmanreferring to last night’s televised appearance of the minister, during which, especially charged, she apologized for her choices and apologized for the mistakes “ of. Mr. Soltz “was moved and personally affected, as he was, on a human level, a very moving look“Mrs. Hoffman added that in terms of cooperation with the minister,” the chancellor appreciates her work. “
On her party’s side, Economy Minister Robert Habeck said today that “her statements were touching” and referred to the Greens’ forthcoming position.
According to BILD, the party’s leading group met informally yesterday, which, after hearing Anne Spiegel’s explanations, unanimously demanded her resignation. She refused and asked for “a second chance”.
Today, however, the newspaper Die Zeit reveals that Last Thursday, during a meeting of the Green leadership in the Rhineland-Palatinate, local officials asked to know if Ms. Spiegel’s case was related to that of the North Rhine-Westphalia Environment Minister Ursula Heinen-Esser (CD). she was forced to resign because at the same time she went to Mallorca to celebrate her husband’s birthday. According to the newspaper, Anne Spiegel stated that the cases are not comparable, but she hid that she took a four-week vacation in the south of France, as well as the fact that she did not participate in the councils digitally, but was represented by her deputy minister.
Yesterday, the Minister of Family stated that she faced the dilemma between her responsibilities as a husband and mother and those of the Minister, as her husband had suffered a stroke in 2019, while her four children were particularly affected by the quarantine for the pandemic.
The opposition has been calling for the minister to resign since yesterday, with the leader of the Christian Democratic Party (CDU) calling on Chancellor Olaf Soltz to take responsibility for her removal from the government.
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