Current German Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck will leave the Bundestag in the summer, according to media and party sources.

According to media sources, Robert Habeck, the current acting Vice Chancellor, is to retire from his Bundestag seat. According to Der Spiegel, citing Green Party insiders, Habeck aims to serve only until the legislative summer holiday.

According to t-online and RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland (Editorial Network Germany), Habeck intends to retire from the Bundestag.

According to sources, 25-year-old Green Party lawmaker Mayra Vriesema is expected to succeed Habeck. She is from Schleswig-Holstein, just like the Vice Chancellor.

“I ask for your understanding that I cannot comment on internal deliberations or any personnel issues,” Vriesema told Der Spiegel in a letter. The Green Party politician is studying international politics and law at Kiel. She finished sixth on the state list in the federal election.

Habeck’s long-time spokesperson, Nicola Kabel, tells Der Spiegel that Habeck has accepted his assignment “for now.” I “couldn’t say anything else about the current status.”

According to the magazine, Habeck and Vriesema have discussed the Green politician’s likely exit from parliament on multiple occasions.

Habeck is a member of the Bundestag since 2021. He was the Greens’ leading contender in the February federal election. Following his party’s defeats, he indicated that he would no longer seek leadership positions within the party.

He will continue to serve as Vice Chancellor and Minister of Economic Affairs until the new cabinet is sworn in. The next government coalition is projected to include the CDU/CSU and the SPD.

The new administration will be sworn in in early May. According to Der Spiegel, Habeck had intended to resign his Bundestag term in anticipation of CDU leader Friedrich Merz’s election as chancellor. He seemed to have decided to remain a bit longer.

According to the Bundestag, the legislative summer break will begin in July, pending agreement or resolution. Subject to this, the next session following the summer holiday will be held in mid-September; according to Der Spiegel, Vriesema might become a member of parliament from then on.