Sigmar Gabriel gaining support for chancellor bid

Features looking at the process of selecting the candidate to lead the SPD in the German federal elections due in September 2017.

The candidate was due to be announced at the end of January 2016

• Primary Source

ESO: Background information: Martin Schulz chooses Berlin over Brussels http://www.europeansources.info/record/martin-schulz-chooses-berlin-over-brussels/

ESO: Key Source: German federal election, 2017 http://www.europeansources.info/record/german-federal-election-2017/

Politico, 25.11.16: Germans prefer Martin Schulz to Sigmar Gabriel as SPD candidate http://www.politico.eu/article/germans-prefer-martin-schulz-to-sigmar-gabriel-as-spd-candidate/

Politico, 30.12.16: Martin Schulz backs off on chancellery bid: report http://www.politico.eu/article/martin-schulz-backs-off-on-chancellery-bid-report/

EurActiv, 23.01.17: Germany gears up for election as SPD chooses candidate to face Merkel http://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/germany-gears-up-for-election-as-spd-chooses-candidate-to-face-merkel/

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