Candidate for leadership Saskia Esken speaks during a party congress of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin, Germany, December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Annegret Hilse
BERLIN (Reuters) - The incoming leader of Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) said on Friday she was sceptical that their ruling coalition with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives would survive but she was ready to give it a chance.
SPD members last Saturday chose two critics of the coalition with Merkel to co-head their party after months of turmoil and dismal performances in regional and European elections. Many party members want to quit government and rebuild in opposition.
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