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Deputy Chancellor Walter Scheel, who is Foreign Minister and leader of the Free Democrats, which form the ruling coalition with Brandt's Social Democrats (S.P.D.), immediately assumed power as interim Chancellor. He will hold that office until this week, when the Bundestag, barring some unforeseen development, will elect Finance Minister Helmut Schmidt (see following story) as Brandt's successor. Scheel is also scheduled to be elected as successor to the retiring Heinemann...
When he went to the Bundestag to say farewell to S.P.D. deputies, Brandt was greeted by roaring cheers and applause, and was given a bouquet of red roses. One of his closest aides collapsed into sobs. Brandt had threatened to quit many times before, but friends believe that his decision is now irrevocable. He intends, however, to remain chairman of the S.P.D. and to continue to speak out on political matters...
Personal Betrayal. Most experts believe that the spy scandal was the proximate cause rather than the real reason for the resignation. Ever since his electoral triumph in November 1972, when the Social Democrats won 45.8% of the vote and emerged as the Bundestag's largest party for the first time in history, the Chancellor has faced a series of disappointments...
...star pupil of Karl Schiller, who later served as Brandt's first Finance Minister. Schmidt entered politics while still a student and became leader of the German Socialist Student Union, precursor of today's vociferous, left-wing Young Socialists (Jusos). He won a seat in the Bundestag on the Social Democratic ticket in 1953, and 14 years later became the party's parliamentary floor leader. In 1968 he stepped up to the party's vice chairmanship under Brandt...
...least, the incident underlined Bonn's status as the espionage capital of the Western world. German and Allied intelligence sources estimate that there are some 15,000 Communist spies in West Germany. Over the years, West German counter-intelligence has uncovered hundreds of spies, including members of the Bundestag, senior government officials, and even key agents in West Germany's own intelligence service...