https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-labor-minister-quits-after-attacks-from-coalition-partnersContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-labor-minister-quits-after-attacks-from-coalition-partnershttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/germany-s-labor-minister-quits-after-attacks-from-coalition-partners#u125504Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:01:31 +0000Germany's labor minister and co-chair of the junior coalition partner abruptly resigned from her posts following political attacks from coalition partners and the death of her stepdaughter, plunging Chancellor Friedrich Merz's government deeper into turmoil. The sudden departure of the key minister from the junior coalition partner, the Social Democratic Party, has exposed severe cracks within the ruling government. The political fallout also forced the German finance minister to cancel a planned trip to India as Berlin faces mounting internal instability.Why it mattersThe unexpected