German SPD leader urges party to back coalition talks with Merkel
- 6 years ago
On Sunday, Social Democrat leader Martin Schulz appealed to his divided party, to back formal coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s conservatives, a move that would bring Germany a step closer to a stable government. Schulz is facing a backlash from the SPD’s left and youth wings, which argue the party should reinvent itself in opposition, after scoring its worst national election result since 1949.