BERLIN (AP) — Germany's top security official, who has frequently criticized Chancellor Angela Merkel's migrant policy, is reportedly planning to quit his post in government.
German news agency dpa quoted multiple unnamed party officials as saying Horst Seehofer told a meeting of the Christian Social Union on Sunday that he plans to relinquish its leadership and his role as interior minister in Merkel's government.
Seehofer has been blamed for his party's drop in votes in last month's Bavaria regional elections. The 69-year-old had taken a hard line against migrants and sparked numerous crises within Merkel's governing coalition at the federal level.
Dpa reported that Seehofer didn't give a specific date for his departure. It is unclear who would succeed him as interior minister.
Disclaimer: This is unedited, unformatted feed from the Associated Press (AP) wire.
