Overview
- SPD leaders in the state parliament called for an independent investigator to examine the allegations against Minister Ina Scharrenbach.
- CDU and Greens closed ranks around Scharrenbach in the Landtag, rejecting the demand for a special investigator and urging a return to regular business.
- Minister-President Hendrik Wüst did not address the issue in the plenary session after being pressed by the opposition to speak.
- Scharrenbach acknowledged leadership failings and initiated measures including an anonymous complaint channel, a staff assembly and a leadership retreat.
- Reports cite a toxic climate and severe health concerns among staff, a memo said to have reached Staatskanzlei chief Nathanael Liminski months ago, and official data showing 261 departures from the ministry since 2017.