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.















































































































