Social Democratic Party of Germany: Gabriel accuses SPD leadership breach

Foreign Minister Gabriel criticizes the dealings of the SPD leadership with him as disrespectful. Previously, SPD chief Schulz had claimed the external portfolio.

Social Democratic Party of Germany: Gabriel accuses SPD leadership breach

The executive vice-chancellor and Foreign Minister Sigmar Gabriel (SPD), who is not expected to be part of new government, makes party leadership serious accusations: "What remains is actually only regret about how disrespectful in us in SPD of And how little a given word still counts, "Gabriel told newspapers of Funk Media Group.

What promise he means, he didn't say. Gabriel had renounced party presidency and Chancellor candidacy in January in favor of Martin Schulz and became foreign minister. Observers suspect that Schulz promised him in case of a new grand coalition that he may keep foreign.

The SPD had concluded its coalition negotiations with union this week. On Wednesday results were presented, which must now be approved by members of SPD in particular. Schulz announced that he would give party presidency to Chair of SPD Bundestag group, Andrea Nahles, and that he himself would be a foreign minister – even though he had ruled out election to enter a cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU). For Gabriel, no ministerial post is currently foreseen, after all that is known about division.

However, Gabriel also said that he did not criticize personnel decision, as every new SPD leadership had right to recast ministerial posts. Politicians are "elected and not chosen".

"Public appreciation of my work was heartily indifferent to new party leadership"

The minister also told newspapers: "I liked office of Foreign Minister and apparently made it quite good and successful in eyes of people. And it is clear that I regret that this public appreciation of my work of new SPD leadership was heartily indifferent. " He knows that in politics re are also fights with hard bandages. "But it should be done with an open visor."

Gabriel continued: "I think I come too far from an analogue world in which one does not always just sneak around, but just look into eyes and tell truth. That seems to have come out of fashion. "

"For me now begins a new time," said Gabriel furr. "My little daughter Marie told me earlier this morning, ' You don't have to be sad, Papa, now you have more time with us. That's better than man with hair in his face. ' "

During course of Thursday it became known that Gabriel cancelled his participation at Munich Security Conference on Wednesday.

Date Of Update: 09 February 2018, 12:03
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