Germany’s Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht on Monday formally announced her resignation, APA reports.
The move comes after German media outlets reported on Friday that the defense chief intended stepping down after a much-critisized New Year’s Eve message she posted on social media.
In her message, Lambrecht had mentioned the war in Ukraine with the sound of fireworks in the background.
Lambrecht is from Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD).
