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Social Democratic Party leader Martin Schulz announced his resignation, DPA reported. Shortly after, the party's leadership announced that it supported the chairman of the SPD parliamentary group Andrea Nahles for the post. Her candidacy will be voted on by party members on April 22.
According to a source from the SPD, leader of the Social Democrats until April 22 will be the mayor of Hamburg Olaf Scholz. The SPD is in a difficult situation after its support fell to historically low levels after September's parliamentary elections. After initially declining a new coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives, the party accepted it last week.
The new governance agreement, however, is yet to be voted on by party members. Former European Parliament Speaker Schulz has been criticized for deciding to continue his joint governance with Merkel's Christian-Democratic Union.
Andrea Nahles also said she would fight for the ruling coalition with the conservatives of Angela Merkel.
"I will defend the idea of joining the big coalition, I will do all it takes to achieve this, "said Nahles, whose party, however, disagrees about joining a new large coalition of conservatives.
Valerii Zaluzhnyi, former Ukrainian Commander-in-Chief and current Ambassador to the U.K., has provided insights into the pivotal role of the joint Ukrainian-U.S. headquarters in Wiesbaden
Germany has deployed its first permanent military brigade abroad since World War II, sending 5,000 troops to Lithuania
A recent report from Germany’s Federal Intelligence Service and the Bundeswehr has revealed concerns that Russia is likely preparing for a large-scale conflict with NATO
A nationwide strike by German airport workers led to the cancellation of 12 flights between Bulgaria and Germany on Monday
A 40-year-old German man from Ludwigshafen has been detained in connection with the car ramming attack in Mannheim that left at least two people dead and 11 others injured
Germany is on the brink of a power shift as the conservative CDU/CSU bloc secured victory in the early parliamentary elections
A major investigation by France 24 reveals how European-made ammunition, specifically mortars manufactured in Bulgaria
Tsvetelina Penkova, First Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research, and Energy (ITRE), led a delegation of European Parliament members to Munich, Germany
Political scientist Prof. Svetoslav Malinov predicted that early parliamentary elections in Bulgaria are likely to be held next year,
Bulgaria’s Vice President Iliana Yotova has expressed strong criticism of the European Union’s enlargement strategy, particularly with regard to the Western Balkans
Experts have analyzed photos exclusively obtained by The Washington Post, which suggest that the explosions at a UN building in Gaza on March 19, which killed Bulgarian aid worker Marin Marinov
The political party "Greatness" is planning to submit a new vote of no confidence in Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov’s cabinet
Google Street View Cars Return to Bulgaria for Major Mapping Update
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