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SPD Deputy Chair Geywitz to Depart Before June Party Congress

Petra Köpping received unified backing from Eastern state branches with a mandate to renew the party’s leadership.

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Overview

  • Klara Geywitz will step down as SPD deputy chair after more than five years in the role.
  • The SPD Brandenburg state association said Geywitz informed colleagues internally at an early stage that she would not seek re-election.
  • Petra Köpping secured unanimous endorsement from all Eastern German SPD state associations to succeed Geywitz.
  • Kurt Fischer, the Brandenburg SPD’s acting secretary general, has been nominated to join the federal party board.
  • Party leaders plan to formalize these nominations at the June 27–29 federal congress as part of a broader strategy to revitalize the SPD after recent electoral setbacks.