Embattled Schulz abandons bid for German foreign ministry

AFPFebruary 9, 2018

Martin Schulz had previously ruled out repeating the "grand coalition" and serving as a minister in Angela Merkel's cabinet (AFP Photo/Tobias SCHWARZ)

Berlin (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's embattled centre-left leader Martin Schulz said Friday he would abandon a bid to become foreign minister in a new coalition government with Chancellor Angela Merkel, after massive resistance from his own party.

"I hereby renounce joining the federal government and at the same time implore that this should be an end to debates about personalities" within the Social Democratic Party (SPD), Schulz said in a statement.

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