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Boris Pistorius To Serve As Next Defence Minister-Multiple Outlets

GERMANY

A number of German media outlets are reporting that Social Democratic Party politician Boris Pistorius is set to replace Christine Lambrecht as defence minister. The new minister faces a major immediate task in navigating increasingly vocal calls from allies to provide main battle tanks to Ukraine to assist in its fight against Russia's invasion.

  • Pistorius is an unexpected choice. He serves as a member of the regional parliament of Lower Saxony, and has held the position of the state's minister of interior and sports since 2013. In 2019 he ran to serve as SPD co-chair, but finished in fifth place.
  • Lambrecht resigned on 16 January following a series of gaffes that resulted in significant media criticism of her tenure in office.

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