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SPD MPs Demand Halt of Arms Shipments Amid Gaza Crisis.
German politicians from the Social Democratic Party (SPD) are urging the federal government to halt the export of…
May 26, 2025
SPD in Open Revolt Against Border Controls
The German government’s introduction of a stricter border regime has sparked criticism from leading SPD politicians. Saarland’s Minister-President,…
May 24, 2025
Union’s Grip on Power Slipping: SPD Surges Forward in Shock New Poll!
According to the latest ZDF Politbarometer, the Union is losing voter support. If a federal election were held…
May 23, 2025
SPD Secures Otto-Wels Hall in Reichstag Building
SPD Secures Control of Historic Reichstag Room In a significant victory, the SPD’s Bundestag faction has successfully negotiated…
May 22, 2025
SPD Warns of Risks of Tightened Border Controls in Germany
In light of the heightened border controls and refusals at Germany’s borders, the SPD-Fraktion’s Interior expert, Lars Castellucci,…
May 19, 2025
SPD Admits Losing Identity as Workers’ Party
SPD President Lars Klingbeil has expressed concerns that the party has lost its traditional character as a workers’…
May 19, 2025
SPD Chairman: Party of Labor Character Lost
According to SPD Chairman Lars Klingbeil, the party has lost its traditional role as the workers’ party. In…
May 19, 2025
SPD Urges Union to Act on Wage Agreement Law Amid Energy Crisis
The first parliamentary leader of the SPD-Bundestagsfraktion, Dirk Wiese, has announced urgent measures to reduce energy costs and…
May 19, 2025
Rehlinger Seeks SPD Vice-Chairmanship to Revitalize Party After Historic Loss
Saarland’s Ministerpräsidentin Anke Rehlinger Announces Candidacy for SPD Stellvertreter Post Saarland’s Ministerpräsidentin Anke Rehlinger has announced her intention…
May 19, 2025
SPD Chief Stands by Male-Dominated Leadership Amidst Female Criticisms
SPD Leader Lars Klingbeil believes that the presence of predominantly male leadership positions in the ruling parties and…
May 18, 2025
SPD Finance Minister Sets Record for Summer Bills
Finanzminister Lars Klingbeil of the SPD presents the Federal Budget for 2025 to the German Bundestag, requiring legislative…
May 16, 2025
Social Justice Advocate Petra Köpping Set for SPD Deputy Chairmanship
On the proposal of the eastern German state federations, Petra Köpping is to become the deputy chairman of…
May 15, 2025
SPD Rejects Proposal to Abolish Religious Holiday
SPD Rejects Proposal to Remove a Church Holiday in Light of Economic Situation Armand Zorn, the deputy chair…
May 14, 2025
Parliament to Resume Earlier in September, Union and SPD Plan Extra Session Week
According to reports by the “Rheinische Post” (Thursday), the Union and SPD are considering ending the summer break…
May 14, 2025
Bas to Lead SPD, Klüssendorf to Take Over as General Secretary
Bärbel Bas, the current Labor Minister, is expected to succeed Saskia Esken as the head of the SPD.…
May 12, 2025
Midyatlý Rejects SPD Chairwoman Role, Prefers Deputy Position
Serpil Midyatlý, the State and Party Group Chairwoman of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Schleswig-Holstein, has expressed…
May 12, 2025
Bas hints at interest in SPD party chairmanship alongside Klingbeil
Bundesarbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas has hinted at her interest in running for the SPD presidency alongside party chief Lars…
May 10, 2025
SPD Leader: AfD Ban Possible in Future Debate
Matthias Miersch, the leader of the SPD parliamentary faction, is maintaining that a potential banning process of the…
May 10, 2025
SPD Warns Against Border Rejections Threatening European Unity
The SPD warns against jeopardizing European unity in the asylum debate. In an article for the “Rheinische Post”…
May 9, 2025
SPD Under Pressure to Act Against Main Threat to Democracy
The Jusos, the youth wing of the German Social Democratic Party (SPD), have called on the SPD’s Bundestag…
May 9, 2025
SPD Ministers Prioritize Energy Price Reduction, Rent Brake Extension and Secure Pensions in Federal Government Announcement.
SPD Ministers in German Government Announce Priorities Bundesfinanzminister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) has announced his top priorities for the…
May 8, 2025
SPD and Greens Form Coalition Government
The Hamburg citizens have re-elected Peter Tschentscher (SPD) as the first Bürgermeister of Hamburg on Wednesday. Out of…
May 7, 2025
SPD Elects Matthias Miersch as New Parliamentary Group Chairman.
Matthias Miersch, the General Secretary of the SPD, has been elected as the new chairman of the SPD-Bundestagsfraktion.…
May 7, 2025
SPD MP Ralf Stegner Claims Party Unanimously Supported Chancellor Candidate
SPD Member Ralf Stegner does not see any dissenters among his party regarding the Chancellor election. “I have…
May 6, 2025
CDU/CSU and SPD Coalition Holds Key
CDU Chief Friedrich Merz fails to win election for Federal Chancellor in first round. Merz received 310 yes…
May 6, 2025
Thuringia’s SPD Urges Black-Red Coalition to Tackle East-West Divide
Thüringens SPD-Landesvorsitzender Georg Maier has called on the black-red coalition to address the economic and social differences between…
May 6, 2025
Dirk Wiese set to lead SPD parliamentary group as new CEO
Dirk Wiese, a SPD politician, is expected to become the first parliamentary secretary of the SPD-Bundestagsfraktion. This is…
May 5, 2025
Klingbeil slams SPD debate on Esken’s ministerial role as ’embarrassing’
SPD President Lars Klingbeil criticizes internal debate over Co-President Saskia Esken’s ministerial suitability as “embarrassing.” In an interview…
May 3, 2025
CDU Chief of Staff Warns Union and SPD Against Mutual Profiling in New Government
Designated Federal Government Minister of the Chancellor, Thorsten Frei (CDU), aims to address potential conflicts between the Union…
May 2, 2025
Former Minister Heil stays mum on future SPD leadership plans
Bundesarbeitsminister Hubertus Heil (SPD) has decided not to continue in the new cabinet and remains silent on the…
May 1, 2025
SPD Members Approve Coalition Deal with Union in Overwhelming Victory
The SPD members have approved the coalition agreement with the Union with a large majority. As the party…
April 30, 2025
SPD Slams CSU Minister for Rejecting Meat Tax, Demands Alternatives to Finance Animal Welfare
The SPD has called on incoming CSU agriculture minister Rainer to present alternatives after he rejected higher meat…
April 30, 2025
SPD Nominates Him, Bonn’s Dörner to Remain Vice-President
According to reports by the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” the German City Association is expected to have a new…
April 29, 2025
AfD maintains lead over Union in Forsa survey, SPD and FDP lose ground.
According to a recent survey conducted by Forsa, the Alternative for Germany (AfD) remains the most popular party…
April 29, 2025
CSU Leader Söder Confident SPD Will Approve Coalition Deal
CSU Leader Markus Söder expects SPD base to approve coalition agreement CSU leader Markus Söder has expressed his…
April 29, 2025
Merz: No Euphoria Before Starting Government Coalition with SPD.
Friedrich Merz, the head of the CDU, has been advocating for approval of the coalition agreement with the…
April 28, 2025
IG Metall warns of government failure due to SPD and Union parties
Christiane Benner, the chairman of the IG Metall, has expressed her concerns about the upcoming government formation in…
April 28, 2025
SPD and Union propose stricter rules to prevent overpriced tickets for sports and music events
SPD and Union aim to protect sports and music fans from overpriced tickets for events such as sports…
April 28, 2025
SPD Endorses CDU’s Wadephul for Foreign Minister Role
The SPD has expressed approval for the presumably CDU-anticipated Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul (CDU). “Johann Wadephul is an…
April 27, 2025
CDU and SPD Demand Exclusion of Alternative for Germany from Oversight Committee
The black-red coalition continues to refuse posts in parliamentary bodies and committees to the AfD. As the Tagesspiegel…
April 22, 2025
President Pfeiffer Slams Union and SPD Proposals
The top association of statutory health insurance warns the incoming federal government of a collapse of the healthcare…
April 14, 2025
CDU and SPD Coalition Agrees to Firmly Anchor War in Europe
The coalition partners have agreed on a coalition agreement. The following concerns the foreign policy of the future…
April 11, 2025
Union and SPD Reach Agreement for ‘Grand Coalition’; Ministry Assignments Still Unconfirmed
Union and SPD reach agreement on key ministerial positions for potential coalition government in Germany. Negotiations have been…
April 9, 2025
CDU Leader’s Ultimatum to SPD: Change Course or Risk Radicals at the Gate?
A German politician, Boris Rhein, the Minister-President of Hesse and a member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU),…
March 22, 2025
SPD Draws a Line in the Sand, EU Neighbors on Edge!
German politician Ralf Stegner, a representative of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) in the negotiations on the “Interior…
March 21, 2025
Breaking: Union and SPD Unite to Save North Rhine-Westphalia’s Cities from Financial Ruin?
A German state’s minister-president expects a new federal government to address the old debt problem of cities in…
March 19, 2025
BREAKING: Germany’s Political Landscape Shifts as AfD Surges, Union and SPD Suffer Losses
According to a recent survey conducted by Forsa, the CDU/CSU and the SPD have both lost a percentage…
March 19, 2025
CDU, CSU and SPD Under Fire for Secret Dealings
A transparency initiative and a parliamentary watchdog have criticized the personal composition of the coalition negotiations between CDU,…
March 18, 2025
SPD Unveils Billions in a Game-Changer for the Nation!
Berlin, Germany – The Social Democratic Party (SPD) has expressed confidence in the new billion-euro financial package, which…
March 17, 2025
CDU’s Thering Seeks Coalition with SPD After Election Stunner
Berlin, Germany – Following the gains of the borough council election in Hamburg, CDU’s top candidate Dennis Thering…
March 3, 2025
SPD Storms to Victory as CDU and Greens Stumble!
According to 18:00 hour projections from ARD and ZDF, the SPD has emerged as the clear strongest force…
March 2, 2025
Union and SPD Rush into Secret Talks as Trump Scandal Rocks Washington!
After a reported “pause” in the coalition talks, the Union and SPD parties have accelerated their negotiations, according…
March 2, 2025
BREAKING: Merz’s Chances of Becoming Chancellor in Jeopardy as Left-Wing Rebels within SPD Threaten to Upend German Politics
For many, the chancellor candidacy of CDU politician Friedrich Merz is a done deal. However, for some Bundestag…
March 1, 2025
Shocker: CSU Chairman Söder Praises SPD as ‘Reliable Force Against the Right’!
A German Christian Social Union (CSU) leader, Markus Söder, has expressed positive views on the Social Democratic Party…
March 1, 2025
SPD Leaders Unleash Pressure for Reform, Union Stays Mum
Berlin, Germany – Several Social Democratic Party (SPD) state premiers have called for a comprehensive overhaul of the…
March 1, 2025
SPD: The Unlikely Beneficiary of AfD’s Generosity?
Berlin, Germany – The AfD has offered the SPD a compromise in the dispute over the distribution of…
February 28, 2025
Can CDU and SPD Save the Day?
German Minister-President Daniel Günther of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) expressed support for a “special fund” for the…
February 27, 2025
Greens and SPD to Revive Party Ban Bid in New German Parliament
A group that has already introduced a motion in the 20th German Bundestag to examine the possibility of…
February 27, 2025
Klingbeil’s Landslide Victory in SPD Faction Chairmanship!
SPD’s Lars Klingbeil Elected as Leader of Bundestag Faction In a secret ballot, Lars Klingbeil was elected as…
February 26, 2025
SPD Open to New Coalition Options
A senior member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Ralf Stegner, has expressed optimism about the possibility…
February 25, 2025
BREAKING: SPD MP Vows to Crush AfD in the Bundestag – ‘Democracy Under Threat’!
A German politician, Carmen Wegge, has expressed her intention to continue advocating for a ban on the AfD…
February 25, 2025
Can the SPD and CDU Find a Way Out of the Economic Strait?
German Minister-President of Rhineland-Palatinate, Alexander Schweitzer of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), has expressed support for a reformed…
February 25, 2025
Merz’s Masterplan: CDU’s Leader to Seal SPD Deal Next Week?
Berlin, 29 May – The leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), Friedrich Merz, has confirmed that the…
February 24, 2025
Easter Government: Union’s Ultimatum to SPD to Form New Government in a Hurry
German politicians from the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU) have called…
February 24, 2025
Scholz Stuns: Germany’s Chancellor Walks Away from Talks, Leaving the SPD in Chaos
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) has announced his withdrawal from the race. “I will not be the negotiation…
February 24, 2025
Bureaucracy Brawl: Greens and SPD Clash on Climate and Red Tape
In the context of negotiations on simplifying European climate and environmental regulations, critics fear a lowering of standards…
February 21, 2025
BREAKING: Election Earthquake – AfD Soars, Union and SPD in Freefall!
According to a Forsa survey commissioned by RTL Germany, the CDU and CSU have lost one percentage point…
February 21, 2025
Can He Steer SPD to Victory?
In the final TV debate before the German federal election, Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and CDU’s Friedrich Merz,…
February 19, 2025
SPD Rejects Bi-Weekly Deportation Flights, Union Demands in Jeopardy
SPD General Secretary Matthias Miersch has expressed skepticism about the feasibility of weekly deportation flights, as demanded by…
February 19, 2025
SPD Accused of Sabotaging Habeck’s Popularity
A senior Green Party official, Felix Banaszak, has leveled severe accusations against the Social Democratic Party (SPD) at…
February 16, 2025
SPD Leader Proposes ‘Pact for Consequences and Reason’
SPD’s Rolf Mützenich Suggests a “Pact for Consequences and Reason” Following the violent incidents in Aschaffenburg and Munich,…
February 14, 2025
SPD Minister Blasts Union Leader’s ‘Society Split’ Threat
German Labor Minister Hubertus Heil has accused CDU’s Friedrich Merz of deepening the divisions in society. “He promised…
February 14, 2025
SPD Leader Takes Aim at AfD’s Weidel in TV Showdown!
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) Criticizes AfD’s Alice Weidel in TV Interview In an interview with Politico, Chancellor…
February 14, 2025
SPD Rejects Merkel’s “De Facto Entry Ban” – A Stark U-Turn in German Politics?
Leading SPD Interior Politicians Reject Friedrich Merz’s Demand for a “Practical Entry Ban”. “The rejection of all people,…
February 14, 2025
SPD Rejects Military Service Reintroduction
SPD Leader Lars Klingbeil Rejects the Idea of a Return to Military Service In a recent podcast interview,…
February 13, 2025
BOMBSHELL: Kühnert’s Final Speech: The Verdict on His SPD Legacy!
Former SPD General Secretary Kevin Kühnert is set to appear in the Bundestag on this Tuesday, delivering a…
February 10, 2025
BOMBSHELL: SPD Accuses Merkel of Misusing Asylum Numbers in TV Duel!
In a recent TV debate, SPD leader Saskia Esken accused CDU candidate Friedrich Merz of misusing asylum numbers.…
February 10, 2025
SPD Leader’s Shocking U-Turn on AfD Ban!
In a recent interview, Niedersachsen’s Minister-President Stephan Weil (SPD) expressed his opposition to a potential AfD ban. “As…
February 10, 2025
Top SPD MP Rejects Merz as Chancellor, Throws Party into Crisis!
SPD MP Ralf Stegner has announced that he will not vote for CDU leader Friedrich Merz as Chancellor.…
February 9, 2025
Merkel’s Masterstroke: SPD Leader Heaps Praise on Former Chancellor’s CDU Critique
SPD General Secretary Matthias Miersch has endorsed the public criticism of former CDU Chancellor Angela Merkel (CDU) against…
February 7, 2025
‘SPD and Greens are Desperate to Hold on to the Past’
Leading CDU politicians from Eastern Germany reject the criticism from SPD and Greens regarding the Union’s voting with…
February 7, 2025
SPD Chief Klingbeil’s Ultimatum to Union for Coalition
In an interview with the Bild Zeitung, SPD leader Lars Klingbeil outlined the party’s conditions for a potential…
February 7, 2025
SPD Chief Klingbeil Exposes Green Party’s Secret Affair with CDU’s Merz!
German Social Democratic Party (SPD) leader Lars Klingbeil has criticized the Greens for being too close to CDU…
February 7, 2025
BREAKING: Green Party Pushes for Joint EU Defense Funding with UK, in Shocking U-Turn on Scholz’s SPD
The Greens have expressed support for the assumption of European debt to finance additional defense expenditures, in contrast…
February 6, 2025
SPD Chief’s Secret Plea to Abandon Chancellor Bid!
In a recent development, SPD chairman Lars Klingbeil has reportedly approached Olaf Scholz on multiple occasions, advising the…
February 5, 2025
German Politics in Shock as AfD Surges to 22%, SPD Collapses to 17% – Is the Red-Black Coalition Doomed?
After the intense debate on asylum policy, AfD and SPD may be able to reap the benefits in…
February 1, 2025
FDP’s Lindner gambles on Green and SPD approval for Asylum Law, or else the AfD holds the keys to the Bundestag!
A German politician, Christian Lindner, the leader of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), has defended a proposal to…
January 31, 2025
MERZ’S MACHINATIONS: Juso Chief Exposes Union Leader’s ‘Blackmail’ in Bid for SPD Coalition
The SPD’s Philipp Türmer, the chairman of Juso, has accused the CDU’s Friedrich Merz of using high-pressure tactics…
January 31, 2025
Will the SPD Cave to Ukraine Aid Demands?
In a move to pressure the SPD, the Greens have proposed an additional session of the Budget Committee…
January 31, 2025
BREAKING: Merz’s Power Play Backfires as SPD and Greens Unite to Block ‘Zustrombegrenzungsgesetz’
A dispute has erupted in the German parliament, with the Social Democratic Party (SPD) and the Greens strongly…
January 30, 2025
SPD Warns of “Burning the Fossil of Tomorrow
In a recent debate on the debt brake, SPD party official Saskia Esken warned of the consequences of…
January 30, 2025
Left-Wing Uprising: SPD and Greens to Re-Evaluate Union Alliance?
Linken leader Jan van Aken demands SPD and Greens put their cooperation with the Union in the states…
January 29, 2025
FDP Caves in on Migration Bill, Greens and SPD Left Out in the Cold!
The head of the Free Democratic Party (FDP), Christian Lindner, announced that his party will not only support…
January 28, 2025
BREAKING: SPD Leader’s Border Control Plan SHATTERED – Constitutional Crisis Unfolds!
In a recent interview with Politico, SPD faction leader Dirk Wiese expressed strong reservations about the proposals put…
January 28, 2025
SPD Leader Exposes Secret Deals with AfD, Merz’s Asylum Policy in Jeopardy?
The SPD’s parliamentary group chair, Rolf Mützenich, accuses the Union’s chancellor candidate, Friedrich Merz, of violating agreements in…
January 27, 2025
Merz Mania: Germans Overwhelmingly Back Hardline Immigration Stance, Even SPD Supporters in Favor
A recent INSA survey commissioned by Bild found that two-thirds of Germans support CDU leader Friedrich Merz’s plan…
January 27, 2025
Germany’s Green Energy Dreams Shattered as Union, SPD and Greens Reach Secret Deal to Halt 1,000 Wind Turbines in NRW
SPD and the Greens have reached an agreement with the Union in the Bund after weeks of negotiations,…
January 26, 2025
MIGRATION CRISIS: CDU Leader Demands Urgent Action from SPD and Greens, or AfD Will Fill the Vacuum!
The Deputy Leader of the CDU’s parliamentary group, Johann Wadephul, has called on the SPD and the Greens…
January 26, 2025
SPD: The End of an Era?
By Von Hans-Hermann Blaschke The once proud workers’ party, the SPD, has in recent years become a faceless,…
January 25, 2025