Bärbel Bas withdraws after a heavy blow of fate and public attacks. Saxony's prime minister shows understanding - and has clear expectations for the federal government.
After the withdrawal of Bärbel Bas, Hagen's Lord Mayor Dennis Rehbein (CDU) calls on the Federal Government to come to terms with the reforms it is seeking: "People must feel that this is going to happen again in this country."
The SPD politician Bärbel Bas gives up her position as Federal Minister of Labour and Party Chief. From Saxony she understands her decision. Both Prime Minister Kretschmer and the co-regulating SPD call for Berlin to speed up the stagnant social reforms and improvements.