According to SZ information, the previous Lower Saxony Interior Minister Boris Pistorius (SPD) is to become the new Defense Minister.
Pistorius, 62, has worked his entire political life in Lower Saxony, but has often been traded for federal political offices. In his federal state, he made a name for himself as a specialist politician and advocate for internal security.
Pistorius is a very experienced politician, so he fully meets one of the most important requirements for Lambrecht’s successor. He has been Minister of the Interior in Hanover for almost ten years. Pistorius was actually the favorite to succeed Interior Minister Nancy Faeser if, as is likely, she goes to Hesse as a top candidate. Now things are different.
Scholz had previously announced a quick decision on the successor to Christine Lambrecht, who resigned on Monday. “I have a clear idea and it will become known to everyone very quickly how this should continue,” he said on Monday.
Scholz had accepted Lambrecht’s resignation and thanked her for her work. He had worked with her “well and gladly” for years. Lambrecht “worked with tremendous commitment to ensure that paths that had been trampled on for decades are left and that we manage the great awakening that is necessary for national defense, but also for Ukraine”.
Lambrecht recently made headlines because of a failed New Year’s Eve video published on Instagram. But even before that, critics had accused her of a lack of expertise, problems with procurement for the Bundeswehr or unsuccessful public appearances. In the press release on her resignation, Lambrecht criticized the role of the media: “The months-long media focus on my person hardly allows factual reporting and discussion about the soldiers, the Bundeswehr and security policy decisions in the interests of the citizens of Germany.” So she decided to resign her position. Lambrecht did not admit to her own mistakes in her statement.
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