08:37, 10-Feb-2018
Germany Politics: Social Democrat leader Schulz says he will not take ministerial job
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German Social Democrat leader Martin Schulz has confirmed he will not take up the position of foreign minister or serve in the next government.
It comes as he seeks to end a party fight over his role and shore up members' support for a new grand coalition. Schulz said he believed that friction within the party risked jeopardizing the coalition deal that was struck with Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives.