Overview

• Schwesig says the SPD aims to finish first next year and lead a reliable, stable government.
• The SPD won 39.6% in 2021 and has governed with Die Linke since then with few public rifts.
• An April Insa survey reported the SPD at 21% in the state, trailing the AfD at 29%.
• Parents' fees for childcare and Hort have been covered by the state since 2020 at about €140 million annually, a policy she vows to keep despite calls to reintroduce contributions or redirect funds to staffing.
• She links eroded trust to disputes in the former federal coalition and takes a cautious stance on potential AfD legal measures as the BfV's planned extremism classification is paused pending a court case.