In a Letter, has created the SPD-Boss Nahles your resignation. The “necessary restraint” was no longer there. Click here to read your announcement in the text.

SPD party and parliamentary group head of Andrea Nahles back of your top offices. In its announcement to members of the SPD States:

“dear Comrades,

I have taken over the chairmanship of the party and the group in difficult times. We decided together to wear as part of the Federal government responsible for our country. At the same time, we are working on the party a while to recover and to convince the citizens of new content.

Both, is a great challenge for all of us. To master it, is asked full mutual support. If I have the necessary support, was pulled in the last few weeks being repeated in public in doubt. That’s why I wanted clarity.

This clarity I got in this week. The discussion in the group, and the feedback from the party I have shown that the performance of my Offices the necessary support is there.

next Monday I’m going to explain, therefore, of the Executive Council resignation as Chairman of the SPD, and on Tuesday my group my resignation as Chairman of the SPD group in the Bundestag. So I would like to open up the possibility that both functions in an orderly manner to the successor can be controlled. Stay together and is level-headed!

I very much hope that you manage to strengthen trust and mutual respect and to find people who can you from the full force support. Our country needs a strong SPD! My Successor or successors, I wish you much luck and success.

in solidarity

Andrea Nahles”