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EU Parliament speaker Schulz say to return to German politics
24 November 2016
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European Parliament President Martin Schulz said on Thursday he would not seek a new mandate and is returning to German national politics to seek election to the federal parliament in Berlin next year.
Schulz, a Social Democrat, gave no further details at a news conference on whether he might seek the post of foreign minister or run as a candidate to succeed conservative Chancellor Angela Merkel in a parliamentary election due in September.
