The Minister of the German Family, Franziska Giffey, 43 (SPD) has announced her resignation. He gave the news Focus online. According to the magazine’s portal, the minister offered Chancellor Angela Merkel the step back, due to allegations of plagiarism to her PhD, which could cost her the title. In the past, several ministers have withdrawn due to similar problems.
In a note released by the Ministry for the Family, the Social Democrat exponent however reiterated that she will remain a leading candidate for the elections for the office of mayor of Berlin in the elections next September. “The Berlin SPD as well as the citizens can trust me: now I will concentrate with all my strength on the issue that is most important to me: Berlin”, explained Giffey.
As for the reasons that pushed her to step back, the resigning minister stated that “in the last few days new discussions have emerged on my doctoral dissertation of the year 2010″. Giffey repeats what has already been said in the past, namely that «the minister, the members of the government, my party and the public sentence” have the right to obtain clarity “», which is why she decided to resign. Minister of the Family since March 2018, Giffey added «to be” proud “of the work accomplished in three years in government».