Senior members of Germany's Social Democrats have been holding talks in Berlin aimed at plotting the way forward following the resignation of Kurt Beck as chairman on Sunday.
Among other things, they have to set a date for a special party congress, where former cabinet minister Franz Müntefering is expected to be elected as the new chairman. Until then, Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier is to lead the party in Germany marks 47th anniversary of Berlin Wall ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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