Politic News Report:SPD General Secretary Katarina Barley has chosen Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) expressed as a successor to Federal President Joachim Gauck. "Steinmeier would be an excellent head of state," Barley said the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung"...
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| Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier at the General Debate of the UN in New York. His party leader has proposed him for the post of President. |
Politic News Report:
SPD General Secretary Katarina Barley has chosen Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier (SPD) expressed as a successor to Federal President Joachim Gauck. "Steinmeier would be an excellent head of state," Barley said the "Neue Osnabrücker Zeitung".
"Only the Chancellor is not really wants to. For whatever reason," she added. Here the solution lies "should be obvious."
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The Union shall seek an amicable nomination at together with the SPD. The "Mirror" reported, it also SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel with the Union leader Angela Merkel (CDU) and Horst Seehofer (CSU) have agreed.
"We hold talks in all directions"
The majority of Germans speak for Steinmeier as presidential candidate from Barley said. As to whether the foreign ministers should meet in a third round of voting in any case, she said: "That's what I do not want to speculate."
With the election of the President no party tactical games should be connected. But the office is too important. "So far there are no stipulations. We make calls in all directions," she added.

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