FILE PHOTO: German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Christian Democratic Union (CDU) party leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Finance Minister Olaf Scholz and Social Democratic Party (SPD) interim party leader Malu Dreyer attend a news conference at the Futurium in Berlin, Germany, September 20, 2019. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke
BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) signalled on Wednesday they could quit their coalition with Angela Merkel's conservatives if she is forced out as chancellor, piling pressure on their partners to avoid a snap election as they pick a new leader.
After Merkel's protegee Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer gave up her ambitions for the top job on Monday, the Christian Democrats (CDU) are embarking on choosing a new leader and chancellor candidate for the next federal election due by Oct. 2021.
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