Andrea Nahles to his party detractors – politics

• The leader of the SPD wants to remove the initiative of some members of the party, prefer the congress and the elections of the party planned for the end of 2019.
• His critics within the party urge Nahles to be more honest and open.

SPD President Andrea Nahles goes on the offensive. In an interview with the South German newspaper She calls her party critics for more honesty and openness. She leads the party with all her strength, pbadion and self-confidence, "said Nahles. "If someone thinks he can do it faster or better, he should get in touch."

After the two bitter defeats of the SPD in regional elections in Bavaria and Hessen to the party, the quarrel around the grand coalition broke out again. In the camp of the so-called opponents of Groko, he is not only openly announced the rapid end of black and red. There are also more and more voices from those who are asking for a new beginning in the leadership of the party. Discontent has long since reached the party leadership. In a two-day retreat, which begins Sunday, Nahles wishes to avoid the decision to put forward the convention and the elections scheduled for the end of 2019 and therefore earlier than expected on the future of Nahles and probably decide on the grand coalition.

The head of the SPD told the SZ: "I would like to know what it should bring, if you prefer an agreement between parties or an exchange of staff, I also wish that the motivations and concerns of the population are presented openly on the table, what I ask. "A situation had occurred in which" in this clarity "it was necessary to speak to each other.

Nahles wants to stick to the previous schedule. It plans a party conference at the end of 2019. "From the new beginning of the grand coalition to the substantial renewal of the SPD with the participation of the party members – it is time that the party conference at the end of 2019 is already extremely sporting. "Nahles said. She wanted the party to debate more and find more clarity in the contentious issues. "We need time until next year, if we want to do things right, start with everything, it's absurd."