Surprisingly, the leader of the Social Democrats Martin Schulz gave up the prestigious post of foreign minister due to internal disputes within the SPD that could have complicated life for the new Grand Coalition Executive
This is yesterday's political novelty that can finally give Germany a government, making Europe breathe a sigh of relief and relaunching Chancellor Angela Merkel, who however continues to remain silent.
"The parties must find a way to form a government majority," said the President of the Republic Frank-Walter Steinmeier - But Angela Merkel is not ruling out a vote after the liberals blew up the so-called Jamaica coalition.
The TV confrontation, the only one before the elections, got heated in particular on Turkey - "I have no intention of breaking diplomatic ties with Turkey" because in the electoral campaign they compete "on who has the toughest position" on…
The Social Democrats lose the elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, their historic stronghold - Once again Angela Merkel triumphs, as she sees reappointment to the chancellery ever closer
The chancellor's party defeats the SPD with a gap of more than 10 percentage points - But the social democratic candidate for the chancellorship is not giving up in view of the national vote in September: "It's a marathon, not a sprint".
The former president of the European Parliament was elected president of the German Social Democrats and will challenge Chancellor Angela Merkel in the next general elections in Germany in September.
