German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht, who has made numerous mistakes during her tenure, has decided to resign, several German media reported on Friday, AFP reported.

According to the daily newspaper Bild, which was the first to report this, the resignation was a personal decision of the minister and not imposed by the Chancellery.

The Süddeutsche Zeitung newspaper reported that Christine Lambrecht, 57, a member of the same Social Democratic Party (SPD) as Chancellor Olaf Scholz, is to leave her post next week.

The NTV channel adds that the SPD is currently looking for a successor to the minister.

When asked by AFP, she refused to comment on the “rumors”.

Christine Lambrecht recently came under fire for her controversial comments about the war in Ukraine. According to her, she has “many special impressions” from the conflict. He also talked about “many, many meetings with interesting and wonderful people.” “Thank you very much for that,” she added.

Back in January 2022, she was criticized for announcing the shipment of 5,000 protective helmets to Ukraine, which at the same time invited heavy weapons to protect against a possible conflict with Russia.

According to a recent poll by the Civey organization of 5,000 people, 77% of Germans are in favor of him leaving, and only 13% of them want to stay.