Baerbock leaves the Bundestag - UN President of women's rights!

Annalena Baerbock gibt ihr Bundestagsmandat auf, um UN-Präsidentin zu werden. Ihre Rolle betont feministische Außenpolitik.
Annalena Baerbock gives up her Bundestag mandate to become a UN President. Her role emphasizes feminist foreign policy. (Symbolbild/MB)

Baerbock leaves the Bundestag - UN President of women's rights!

Berlin, Deutschland - Federal Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has decided to give up her Bundestag mandate. Her resignation from Parliament will take place on July 1, 2025. The 44-year-old politician, who was elected President of the UN General Assembly at the beginning of the month, will take up this office on September 9. In the last Bundestag election in February, she competed via the Brandenburg state list, but had to take a defeat in her Potsdam constituency against Olaf Scholz (SPD). After leaving, Andrea Lübcke, the newly elected state chairman of the Greens in Brandenburg, will move to her list place. Baerbock was placed in the third list position, which she installed the opportunity to return to parliament.

In her new function as President of the UN General Assembly, Baerbock will receive a taxable basic content of over 13,000 euros per month. Bundestag deputies, such as Baerbock, currently earn 11,227.20 euros per month plus flat rate, whereby the amount will increase to 11,834 euros on July 1st.

feminist foreign policy

Baerbock criticized that many countries lag behind in terms of health and reproduction rights of women and emphasized the basic human rights violations that often occurred. Demonstrations in Iran, triggered by the death of a woman because of her "unislamic outfit", illustrate the urgency of this topic. In her speech, Baerbock made a comparison to a hypothetical situation in which men should not do what they wanted with their bodies, and concluded that the security of women is crucial for the entire social structure.

implementation of feminist principles

The demand for a credible feminist foreign policy is also supported by organizations such as Amnesty International. The organization emphasizes that states should not only advocate sexual and reproductive rights internationally, but also have to give an example in their own country. The Mexico case shows how violence against feminist protests harms the reputation of a feminist foreign policy.

Experts report that civil society will measure the German government from its commitment to feminist foreign policy. The long -term implementation of these principles is crucial, as different country speakers note. While the Swedish government has announced a feminist policy since 2014, it has not used this term since the end of 2022, which has come across criticism in civil society.

Annalena Baerbock could play a central role in the implementation of feminist principles with their strategic orientation and the current challenges that women are in front of worldwide. Your upcoming tasks in New York and the associated international attention could rekindle the discussion about women's rights and the influence of feminist politics.

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