Federal Environment Minister Carsten Schneider (SPD) advocates for Lars Klingbeil to remain at the head of the SPD. Schneider told the Funke-Mediengruppe newspapers that Klingbeil is doing a very good job. He trusts him and would like him to continue.
The Minister further stated that the party must make the decision, and he does not want to push for anyone. He added that the SPD is needed as a stable anchor in the coalition.
Matthias Miersch, chairman of the SPD parliamentary group, had previously expressed to the Funke-Mediengruppe that Klingbeil should remain party leader. Miersch had said that he still considers Lars Klingbeil a good party chairman and warned against his party about a “craving for one person to come to the top and change everything.”
Following the resignation of co-chairwoman Bärbel Bas, the SPD will elect a new party leadership in January. Klingbeil has not yet commented on whether he would run for the party chairmanship again.
