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Merkel pays tribute to president after resignation
Feb 17, 2012, 10:57 GMT
Berlin - German Chancellor Angela Merkel paid tribute Friday to President Christian Wulff, who resigned earlier in the day following corruption allegations.
'I have - with the greatest respect and deep personal regret - accepted the resignation of the president,' Merkel said in a live television broadcast, and thanked him for his work.
'During his time in office, Christian Wulff worked with all his energy for a modern, open Germany,' she said. 'He made it clear to us that the strength of this country lies in its diversity.'
'It's a strength of this country and the rule of law here that everybody is treated the same,' she added.
With his resignation, Wulff was putting the office and its duty to the people above his conviction that he acted correctly while in office, Merkel said. 'I pay tribute to this act,' she said.
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