In a clear bid to win back the left, Schulz told supporters on Monday that corrections were needed to former SPD Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder's Agenda 2010 welfare reforms. "Agenda 2010 has supported jobs and reduced unemployment. "The agenda reforms overall are just as correct as they were when they were introduced in 2005. Schulz wants to oust Merkel and form a leftist coalition with the Greens and possibly the radical Left, a so-called "red-red-green" alliance. Some senior lawmakers from the Left, who have long attacked Agenda 2010, cautiously welcomed the plans.

Source: The Star February 21, 2017 11:39 UTC