Germany's Social Democrats choose first ever female chair to revamp party
BERLIN, April 22 (Reuters) - Germany's Social Democrats (SPD) elected Andrea Nahles as their first ever female chairwoman on Sunday, hoping she can reinvigorate the country's oldest party after it suffered heavy losses in September's election.
The 154-year-old SPD, junior partner in Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition, picked Nahles after former leader Martin Schulz resigned from the position given that his election campaign earned the party its worst result since 1933. (Reporting by Michelle Martin Editing by Victoria Bryan)
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