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epa07043723 Leader of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) Andrea Nahles reacts during an extraordinary faction meeting at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, 24 September 2018. The governing coalition in Berlin of Christian Democrats, Christian Social Union (CSU) and Social Democrats (SPD) agreed on a new solution for the future of the criticized German President of the Federal Office for Constitutional Protection (Bundesamt fuer Verfassungsschutz, BfV) Hans-Georg Maassen. Maassen will be appointed as Seehofer's Special Advisor for European and International Affairs in the Interior Ministry after the Social Democrats party (SPD) of Andrea Nahles called for a renegotiation of the promotion Maassen to Secretary of State. Maassen was promoted after the SPD had doubted its suitability in the fight against right-wing extremism, based on statements about the riots in Chemnitz. EPA/HAYOUNG JEON