German SDP chief Schulz quits amid party rift

BERLIN:

German Social Democratic Party leader Martin Schulz announced on Tuesday he would quit as chairman of the movement, but because of internal divisions his designated successor Andrea Nahles must wait to take the reins. “The SPD needs renewal in its organisation, in its personnel, and in its programme,” Schulz said as he announced his departure. If elected at a party congress on April 22, Nahles would become the first woman to lead the 153-year-old party. AFP