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- Baerbel Bas resigned as labour minister, citing her stepdaughter’s death and mounting political attacks.
- She also stepped down immediately as co-leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).
- She told Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Vice Chancellor Lars Klingbeil before announcing publicly.
- Alexander Schweitzer will replace Bas as labour minister.
- Bas will retain her Bundestag seat, increasing pressure on the CDU/CSU-SPD coalition over pension reform.