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Politician Franziska Giffey (R) of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier pose for photographers as she receives her formal resignation documents during an official dismissal and appointment ceremony at the Bellevue presidential palace in Berlin on May 20, 2021, a day after she resigned from her post as Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth over claims she plagiarised her doctoral thesis. - Franziska Giffey on May 19, 2021 offered her resignation as a result of "the ongoing and burdensome proceedings" over claims of plagiarism since 2019 regarding her doctoral thesis on European politics. A new investigation was opened in 2020 and German media reported last week that the university had decided to revoke the doctorate, though a final decision has not yet been made. Justice Minister Christine Lambrecht will take charge of the ministry until the legislative elections on September 26. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP) (Photo by JOHN MACDOUGALL/AFP via Getty Images)