 On 8 June, the First Müller cabinet offered to resign and president Friedrich Ebert accepted, but asked the ministers to remain in office until a replacement cabinet could be formed.Since the old coalition had insufficient Reichstag support and the left-wing and right-wing parties would not cooperate, the only solution seemed to be to expand the existing coalition to the left or right.Also on 8 June, an article published in the SPD party newspaper "Vorwärts" and viewed as reflecting the party's official stance, categorically refused cooperation with the DVP and called on the USDP to drop its most radical demands, thereby making a centre-left coalition possible.