SPD co-leader and Minister of Labor Hubertus Bas unexpectedly announced her resignation on October 12, 2026. #BasRücktritt #SPD #Arbeitsministerin (translated)
Bas resigns from her positions as Minister of Labor and SPD leader, while Chancellor Merz wants to lower the electricity tax for private households and US researchers Robert Hall and Michael Woodford receive the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences. #BasRücktritt #Wirtschaftsnobelpreis #Stromsteuer (translated)
Nicole Kohnert reports on the appointment of a new Minister of Labor following the resignation of Hubertus Heil. #BasRücktritt #Arbeitsministerin #SPD (translated)
I regret their personal decision. Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz intends to propose Alexander Schweitzer as the successor to Bärbel Bas in the Ministry of Labor. #Merz #BasRücktritt #Arbeitsministerium (translated)
Chancellor Friedrich Merz regrets the resignation of Bärbel Bas, but respects her personal decision and plans to propose Alexander Schweitzer as her successor in the Ministry of Labor. #Merz #BasRücktritt #Arbeitsministerium (translated)
Klingbeil commented on Bas's resignation and described the day as anything but easy. #BasRücktritt #Klingbeil #SPD (translated)
Kolja Barghoorn demanded Bas' resignation and predicted an imminent media outrage due to personal attacks on Bas. #BasRücktritt #Medien #Empörung (translated)
