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SPD and CDU/CSU Begin Tense Preparations for Coalition Talks After Historic Election Shifts

With SPD's leadership under scrutiny and deep divides over policy, negotiations for a potential coalition face significant challenges.

  • SPD Co-Chair Saskia Esken signals readiness to lead coalition talks with CDU/CSU, while internal party divisions and leadership questions persist.
  • Lars Klingbeil, newly elected SPD parliamentary leader, faces criticism for his swift move to claim the role following the party's election losses.
  • CDU/CSU leader Friedrich Merz's rhetoric during the campaign and recent parliamentary actions have sparked discontent among SPD and other opposition leaders.
  • Key policy disagreements, including migration, the Schuldenbremse (debt brake), and military spending, highlight the challenges of forging a stable coalition.
  • The SPD leadership is under pressure to address its historic electoral defeat, with speculation about leadership changes and calls for a party congress to accelerate reforms.
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