Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Martin Schulz arrives for talks at the party headquarters of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) in Berlin, Germany, January 22, 2018. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Suffering a further loss in support, Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) bickered on Tuesday over their leader's role after party delegates at the weekend narrowly backed coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.
As allies of SPD leader Martin Schulz tried to shut down an internal party debate about his role, Merkel allies pressured the Social Democrats to move quickly to conclude formal coalition negotiations - expected to begin on Friday.
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