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Federal Minister for Family Franziska Giffey (SPD) wants to renounce the use of her doctorate, but criticism continues. FDP Vice President Wolfgang Kubicki told “Bild” newspaper that the matter was far from over for Giffey with this step.
The question of whether he cheated while creating the work will have to finally be clarified. “If it turns out you were wrong, all you can do is quit.” There is no logical reason why standards other than, for example, Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg (CSU) should apply to it. Guttenberg fell in 2011 over a plagiarism issue. Last year, Giffey announced his resignation in the event that his title was taken away after accusations of plagiarism.
Giffey’s predecessor suggests resignation
Giffey ruled out further consequences in a personal statement on Friday and clings to his bid for the Berlin SPD state presidency on Nov. 27: his skills and qualifications would not depend on this academic title. Background of this step: Last week the Free University (FU) of Berlin announced that it wanted to reopen the examination procedure for the doctoral thesis.
Criticisms of the minister are also expressed from within the SPD, albeit from the rear of the party. Giffey’s predecessor as the mayor of Berlin-Neukölln, Heinz Buschkowsky (SPD), said Giffey’s resignation came “too late to get out of the number decently.” In reality, she has no choice “but to assume the consequences that she announced a good year ago,” she added to “Bild.”
Bundestag FDP member Thomas Sattelberger said Giffey had tried to stay out of the plagiarism issue until the very end. “That shows no decency, morality or insight. Anyone who acts so hypocritically will be disqualified for a higher candidacy. And also for a ministerial position.”
