GERMANY'S FRAGILE COALITION HIT BY LABOUR MINISTER'S RESIGNATION

Germany's labour minister ​and co-head of the centre-left Social Democrats (SPD) quit unexpectedly on Monday, adding to uncertainty around Chancellor Friedrich Merz's struggling coalition ‌after bruising state election defeats last month.

Baerbel Bas said she was resigning from both positions to deal with grief over her stepdaughter's recent death. She added that "public attacks against me, unfortunately also from within the ranks of our coalition partner," had made her situation unbearable.

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