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Credit: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch BERLIN (Reuters) - German President Horst Koehler unexpectedly resigned Monday due to a storm over comments he made about military action abroad in a move that could cause conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel a headache. World The shock resignation comes at a time when Merkel is already battling a euro zone debt crisis, sinking popularity and an increasingly awkward coalition partner. Now she will have to find a new and successful candidate for president. Her conservatives had backed Koehler for re-election by a special assembly last year. The German President is responsible for signing bills into law but the role is largely ceremonial. "I regret that my comments could lead to a misunderstanding about an important and difficult question for our nation," an ashen-faced Koehler told reporters in a statement called at short notice Monday. Koehler, 67, has already signed off on law allowing Europe's biggest economy to contribute to a 750 billion euro emergency debt package and his resignation would not be expected to have a market impact. As a former head of the International Monetary Fund, Koehler has spoken out on the debt crisis enveloping the euro zone but his departure will have little impact on German policy. Koehler, in office since 2004, said in a radio interview just over a week ago that foreign military action by the German army also served economic interests. A country like Germany with a heavy reliance on foreign trade, Koehler said, must know that "in emergencies military intervention is necessary to uphold our interests, like for example free trade routes, for example to prevent regional instabilities which could have a negative impact on our chances in terms of trade, jobs and income." Koehler said he was unhappy about the reaction to it. "The criticism has gone so far as to suggest I supported deployments by the army which are not covered by the constitution. This criticism is completely unjustified," he said. "It shows a lack a respect for my office. The row and his resignation underscores the sensitivity of military issues in Germany even 65 years after the end of World War Two and Nazi rule. A special Federal Assembly, made up of all the members of parliament and an equal number of delegates sent by the 16 state assemblies, elects German presidents. (Additional reporting by Brian Rohan and Dave Graham) (Writing by Madeline Chambers) World Comments See All Comments (8) | Post Comment May 31, 2010 9:03am EDT Wooooow ! This guy did the honorble thing; just for having the idea in his head While our U.S. presidents commit crimes left and right then look around and say “What, What did i do wrong” Damn we need to clean house Swordsman3000 Report As Abusive May 31, 2010 9:13am EDT GOOD WORK! AND MAY I ADD HONOURABLE! martel Report As Abusive May 31, 2010 9:35am EDT Our President would simply “recalibrate” his statement and move on to the next opportunity to put his foot in his mouth. But that is the difference between a politician like Obama and a public servant like Koelher PARpat Report As Abusive May 31, 2010 9:41am EDT Forced to resign for telling the truth…what a travesty. Of course Germany must be prepared to defend their citizens and their economic interests and hold up their end of mutual defense treaties with military force if necessary. Anyone who thinks otherwise is either stupid or has not read history. Kinnison Report As Abusive May 31, 2010 9:45am EDT easy to do for a ceremonial role. and if our presidents resigned: would you have wanted our vice presidents or Speakers in the role? be careful what you ask for bozozozo Report As Abusive May 31, 2010 9:52am EDT Wasn’t this the George Dubbya Bush policy? Wcy? Did Bush resign? scrumble Report As Abusive May 31, 2010 10:19am EDT Kinnison, I agree! you took the words right out of my mouth. No need to resign, he’s just being honest, realistic and practical. Let’s repeat them for good measure: Of course Germany must be prepared to defend their citizens and their economic interests and hold up their end of mutual defense treaties with military force if necessary. JumpinJack Report As Abusive May 31, 2010 10:57am EDT You don’t have an enormous wealth transfer from Northern Europe to Southern Europe and escape the eery tension that comes along with it STORYBURNcom6 Report As Abusive See All Comments (8) Add a Comment *We welcome comments that advance the story directly or with relevant tangential information. We try to block comments that use offensive language or appear to be spam and review comments frequently to ensure they meet our standards. 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