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Scholz determined to remain Germany’s finance minister

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epa07783925 German Minister of Finance of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Olaf Scholz, during a press conference with Member of the Landtag Brandenburg of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD) Klara Geywitz (not in the picture) on their candidacy for the office of SPD leadership at the Bundespressekonferenz in Berlin, Germany, 21 August 2019. Geywitz and German Finance Minister Olaf Scholz will present their candidacy for the office of the SPD party chairmanship on 21 August 2019 in Berlin. EPA-EFE/CLEMENS BILAN

Germany’s Olaf Scholz, highest profile candidate in the Social Democrats’ (SPD) leadership race, said he would stay on in his post as finance minister if he becomes leader of his party.

Asked whether he would remain finance minister if he were to end up heading the SPD, Scholz said “yes” in a video interview on Bild newspaper’s website on Monday

One of Germany’s three Social Democrats leaders, Manuela Schwesig, recently announced she had been diagnosed with breast cancer and will step down from her duties at national level.

 

Via Reuters

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