Friday, 17 February 2012

Scandal-hit German president resigns

BERLIN: Scandal-hit German President Christian Wulff announced Friday he was stepping down as head of state, a day after prosecutors asked parliament to lift his immunity from prosecution.

"I am ... today stepping down from the office of federal president to free up the way quickly for a successor," he said in a televised statement from his Bellevue palace. (AFP)

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