SPD heavyweight leaves
Rhineland-Palatinate: Head of government resigns
The German Social Democrats are losing a political heavyweight: according to reports from government circles on Wednesday, Rhineland-Palatinate's Minister President Malu Dreyer (63) is stepping down from office.
The popular politician had been at the helm of the former Christian Democratic stronghold and home of former German Chancellor Helmut Kohl since January 2013. Dreyer governs in a traffic light coalition with the FDP and the Greens and is the longest-serving SPD state leader in Germany.
The state chancellery in Mainz initially refused to comment on media reports about the resignation, but announced a press conference. The information was later confirmed in government circles. According to "Spiegel", Labor Minister Alexander Schweitzer is to take over from the SPD politician.
Dreyer has suffered from multiple sclerosis for decades
Dreyer is also known nationwide for her courageous approach to her disability. She has suffered for decades from multiple sclerosis, a degenerative nerve disease that progresses in episodes and is incurable.
Dreyer was only re-elected for a third term in 2021; the next state election in Rhineland-Palatinate will not take place until the year after next.
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