SPD Meets Over Nahles Appointment As New Party Leader

BERLIN, GERMANY - FEBRUARY 13: Andrea Nahles, head of the Bundestag faction of the German Social Democrats (SPD), speaks to the media following the resignation of party leader Martin Schulz at SPD headquarters on February 13, 2018 in Berlin, Germany. Leading SPD member Olaf Scholz will take over as interim head of the party until Aprill 22, when the SPD will hold a party congress to possibly elect Nahles as new party leader. The party is currently in crisis, with its popularity plummeting in polls down to under 17% following chaos in its leadership. (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images)