A Ash Wednesdays event in homeland brings managing SPD family Minister Katarina Barley to needs. At Ash Wednesdays Herring dinner in Rhineland-Palatinate Zemmer near Trier, Barley said, according to Trierischem popular friend, if re is a formation of government, you will not pass on to her as minister. She could imagine staying as a family minister or becoming a minister of Labour. She was also available as foreign minister, citing SPD woman in paper. She is something like "universal weapon" of her party.

In fact, re are some SPDler who grant barley chances as Germany's chief diplomat. Finally, because of intra-party pressure, hapless SPD chancellor candidate Martin Schulz has abandoned his plan to become foreign minister. And his competitor, reigning Minister Sigmar Gabriel, has reduced his chances of continuing office through controversial statements. So in SPD leadership, hands are struggling to find personnel alternatives for job.

A spokeswoman for SPD politician confirmed Barleys statements, but asked her to "understand with a wink". The political Ash Wednesday finally belonged to self-irony and sharpening.

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After power struggles of past few days, SPD leadership has actually decided to stop talking about personalities until SPD member's decision on grand coalition is made on 4 March. Until n, no minister names should be mentioned on SPD side.

Only Schulz made an exception. Because he had repeatedly ruled out possibility of entering a cabinet under Angela Merkel, public pressure was great to explain itself before membership decision: Schulz announced that he would want to become a foreign minister, but had to be a few days later because of great Intra-party anger on this "breach". Now post is vacant.

In party, mayor of Hamburg, Olaf Scholz, is set for a possible new government as finance minister and Vice-chancellor. Personalie is not officially confirmed. In coming weeks, Scholz will also be leading business as SPD chief, because Schulz has resigned with immediate effect.

Besides Scholz and barley, former Minister of Justice Heiko Maas and Berlin SPD MEP Eva Högl have good chances for a ministerial. But re is also an increasing desire for a East German or a East German in new federal cabinet. Andrea Nahles wants to remain chairman of Bundestag group and not to enter government – she will also be elected to new SPD leader on a party congress in April.

The pressure on SPD to profess its personalities could grow next week: Chancellor Angela Merkel has promised to announce occupation of CDU ministers before federal Party Congress of her party on 26 February. The CSU could also call ir personalities.

Date Of Update: 16 February 2018, 12:03