This got brought up by Focus today, in that an internal effort was discussed by some upper-members of the SPD to open up some talks (not that it would go anywhere) about a coalition partnership with the CDU (since the alternate deal failed). This brief moment....where around thirty of the members thought it was worth discussing....quickly disappeared when party chief Schulz said 'no'. The suggestion by the Focus is that the 'no' rubbed these thirty folks the wrong way, and that Schulz might not have full support anymore.
It's amazing that the SPD holds some enormous cards right now, and if they did have a dozen-odd things that they wanted to push through....they could play all of the dozen and probably get Merkel and the CDU to agree to them....just to get the coalition and four more years.
But the other side of this coin is that the SPD probably doesn't have a full plate of projects that they'd like to achieve. Some folks might even go to suggest that the agenda direction of the SPD right now....is the weakest of the past forty years.
As for Schulz, and the way ahead? It's hard to say that he'll be around in for four years. They need to win heavily in several state elections and for 2018, that's doubtful.
In this case, it's surprising that you hold a great poker hand within your grasp and could demand major changes to benefit your voting public, and you won't play that hand at all. They could even walk into a negotiation and demand a coalition situation which forces Merkel to retire and I think that the CDU would grant their wish.
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