German Vice-Chancellor Lars Klingbeil refused to resign from party or government positions

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German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil rejected demands from within the SPD to resign from either party or government positions.

The SPD's low ratings are fueling dissatisfaction within the party with its two co-chairs, Klingbeil and Labor Minister Berbel Bas.

A poll by the Insa Institute showed that the SPD is supported by 14% of Germans.

BERLIN, September 29 - RIA Novosti. German Vice-Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil rejected demands from the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) to renounce either its chairmanship or a position in the Cabinet, DPA reports.

The SPD, together with the bloc of the Christian Democratic and Christian Social Unions (CDU/CSU), makes up the ruling coalition of Germany.

“SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil rejected demands from within his own party to resign from either party or government positions,” the publication said.

It is clarified that Klingbeil announced this at a meeting with citizens in the German city of Wiesbaden.

The minister rejected the idea expressed by his fellow party members that, with the division of posts, the leader of the Social Democrats would be able to pursue a line that was fully consistent with the ideology of the party.

The DPA emphasizes that the SPD's low ratings are fueling dissatisfaction within the party with its two co-chairs, Klingbeil and Labor Minister Bärbel Bas. The agency noted that some time ago the SPD branch in Frankfurt am Main demanded that elections for a new party leadership be held in the fall, not at a congress, but through a national vote of party members.