German Foreign Minister may become next German Chancellor

The German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier may become a candidate for the position of Chancellor nominated by the Social Democratic Party of Germany at the federal elections in 2009. It will be announced at a meeting of the party on Sunday, assures an online edition „Spiegel Online“. According to Der Spiegel, the Foreign Minister asked the leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany Kurt Beck to nominate him. The latter was supposed to become Chancellor on condition of the victory of social democrats.

„Spiegel Online“